Liberia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Liberia
67.0%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
38.1%
in 2025
Liberia rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
29th

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Liberia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 67.0% against 38.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 28.9%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th of 187 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 72.3% 47.9% 24.4% Liberia
2000s 70.8% 44.6% 26.2% Liberia
2010s 68.0% 40.4% 27.6% Liberia
2020s 67.9% 38.6% 29.3% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Liberia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Liberia, at 67.0% against 38.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Liberia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
28.9%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Liberia ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th 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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Indicator
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.