Africa Western and Central vs Sierra Leone: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 88.8% against 81.4% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.8% | 92.6% | 2.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 92.1% | 4.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 89.5% | 5.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 89.4% | 7.4% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Africa Western and Central or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 88.8% against 81.4% in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Africa Western and Central and Sierra Leone?
- 7.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Sierra Leone rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- 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.