Sao Tome and Principe vs Sudan: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Sao Tome and Principe
43.6%
in 2025
Sudan
44.2%
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe rank
71st
Sudan rank
68th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 44.2% against 43.6% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 71st and Sudan ranks 68th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 50.0% 45.0% 4.9% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 47.7% 42.5% 5.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 44.4% 43.4% 1.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 44.1% 44.6% 0.5% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Sao Tome and Principe or Sudan?
Sudan, at 44.2% against 43.6% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Sao Tome and Principe and Sudan?
0.6%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sudan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sudan rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 71st and Sudan ranks 68th 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

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.