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

Mali
73.0%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
44.0%
in 2025
Mali rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
23rd

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

  • Mali
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 73.0% against 44.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 29.0%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Mali ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 80.8% 51.3% 29.6% Mali
2000s 78.3% 48.5% 29.7% Mali
2010s 76.4% 46.1% 30.3% Mali
2020s 75.0% 44.2% 30.8% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Mali or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Mali, at 73.0% against 44.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Mali and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
29.0%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Mali and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Mali ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd 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.