Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 69.3% against 35.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 33.7%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.7% | 38.9% | 45.8% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 37.3% | 45.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 35.8% | 40.6% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 36.6% | 33.5% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Cameroon or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Cameroon, at 69.3% against 35.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 33.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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.