Chad vs Madagascar: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Chad
91.6%
in 2025
Madagascar
88.3%
in 2025
Chad rank
1st
Madagascar rank
4th

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

  • Chad
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 91.6% against 88.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 3.3%.

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

Chad ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 4th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 95.0% 82.7% 12.4% Chad
2000s 93.2% 84.9% 8.3% Chad
2010s 91.1% 89.1% 2.0% Chad
2020s 91.5% 88.8% 2.7% Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Chad or Madagascar?
Chad, at 91.6% against 88.3% in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Chad and Madagascar?
3.3%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Madagascar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Chad and Madagascar rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Chad ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 4th 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.