Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- South Sudan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 83.4% against 82.5% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and South Sudan ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 84.5% | 10.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 82.7% | 10.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.4% | 1.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 83.2% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Afghanistan or South Sudan?
- Afghanistan, at 83.4% against 82.5% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 0.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and South Sudan ranks 14th 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.