Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 84.3% against 83.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 90.4% | 5.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 90.7% | 2.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 87.4% | 1.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 85.1% | 1.9% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 84.3% against 83.4% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 0.9%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 11th 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.