Latin America & Caribbean vs Zimbabwe: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 63.3% against 36.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 26.5%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 59.4% | 19.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 60.6% | 22.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 63.6% | 26.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 63.9% | 26.3% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Latin America & Caribbean or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 63.3% against 36.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Latin America & Caribbean and Zimbabwe?
- 26.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Zimbabwe rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 47 groups.
- 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.