Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 70.8% against 69.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.7% | 68.2% | 16.5% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 69.3% | 13.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 71.2% | 5.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 71.2% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 70.8% against 69.3% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 1.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Zimbabwe 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.