Sudan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Sudan
44.2%
in 2022
Syrian Arab Republic
45.8%
in 2025
Sudan rank
68th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
67th

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

  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 45.8% against 44.2% in Sudan, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Sudan ranks 68th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 67th of 187 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 45.0% 52.1% 7.1% Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 42.5% 47.3% 4.8% Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 43.4% 43.9% 0.5% Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 44.6% 46.3% 1.7% Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Sudan or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 45.8% against 44.2% in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Sudan and Syrian Arab Republic?
1.6%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Syrian Arab Republic?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Sudan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Sudan ranks 68th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 67th 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.