North America vs Senegal: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- North America
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 57.5% against 8.8% in North America, a difference of 48.7%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 6.6 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 64.8% | 51.8% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 63.9% | 52.3% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 62.3% | 52.0% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 58.4% | 49.3% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), North America or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 57.5% against 8.8% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between North America and Senegal?
- 48.7%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North America and Senegal rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- North America ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 44th 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.