Cameroon vs Ghana: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 69.3% against 67.5% in Ghana, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ghana ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Ghana ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.7% | 86.0% | 1.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 81.1% | 1.4% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 75.6% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 68.5% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Cameroon or Ghana?
- Cameroon, at 69.3% against 67.5% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 1.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Ghana ranks 37th 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.