Iraq vs Namibia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Iraq
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 31.6% against 31.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 100th and Namibia ranks 98th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 33.1% | 3.5% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 32.1% | 1.5% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 28.9% | 0.5% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 32.0% | 1.2% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Iraq or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 31.6% against 31.0% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Iraq and Namibia?
- 0.6%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Iraq ranks 100th and Namibia ranks 98th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.