Niger vs Sierra Leone: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Niger currently reports 84.6% against 83.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Niger ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.6% | 87.9% | 3.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 87.3% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 83.8% | 2.8% | Niger |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 83.9% | 1.8% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Niger, at 84.6% against 83.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 1.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Niger ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 5th 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.