Benin vs Guinea: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 81.9% against 79.8% in Benin, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 17th and Guinea ranks 15th of 187 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 94.3% | 7.7% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 91.6% | 6.3% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 85.7% | 1.9% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 82.7% | 1.6% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Benin or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 81.9% against 79.8% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Benin and Guinea?
- 2.1%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Benin ranks 17th and Guinea ranks 15th 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.