Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Central African Republic
85.4%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
88.8%
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
6th
Sierra Leone rank
3rd

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 88.8% against 85.4% in Central African Republic, a difference of 3.4%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 187 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 85.2% 92.6% 7.4% Sierra Leone
2000s 85.3% 92.1% 6.8% Sierra Leone
2010s 85.2% 89.5% 4.3% Sierra Leone
2020s 85.7% 89.4% 3.7% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 88.8% against 85.4% in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
3.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Central African Republic ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.