Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 83.0% against 72.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 75.3% | 12.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 74.6% | 12.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 72.7% | 11.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 73.1% | 10.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sierra Leone, at 83.0% against 72.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 10.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.