Kenya vs Malawi: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 56.7% against 55.6% in Malawi, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.
Kenya ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 46th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.4% | 59.0% | 5.6% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 58.1% | 3.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 56.7% | 2.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 55.8% | 1.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Kenya or Malawi?
- Kenya, at 56.7% against 55.6% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Kenya and Malawi?
- 1.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Kenya ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 46th 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.