Jamaica vs Rwanda: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Jamaica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 40.1% against 37.4% in Rwanda, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 80th and Rwanda ranks 83rd of 187 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 44.2% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 42.2% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 39.5% | 6.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 36.9% | 4.7% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Jamaica or Rwanda?
- Jamaica, at 40.1% against 37.4% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Jamaica and Rwanda?
- 2.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Rwanda rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 80th and Rwanda ranks 83rd 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.