Afghanistan vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
How they compare
Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 85.1% against 83.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 82.6% | 12.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 83.9% | 9.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 83.7% | 2.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 85.8% | 2.6% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Afghanistan or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 85.1% against 83.4% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 1.7%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, total (% of total 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.