Cameroon vs Late-demographic dividend: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 69.3% against 35.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 33.8%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.0 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd of 187 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.7% | 49.4% | 35.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 44.8% | 37.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 39.2% | 37.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 36.4% | 33.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Cameroon or Late-demographic dividend?
- Cameroon, at 69.3% against 35.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Cameroon and Late-demographic dividend?
- 33.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Late-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd 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.