Chad vs Niger: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Chad currently reports 91.6% against 89.5% in Niger, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 1st and Niger ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.0% | 86.1% | 8.9% | Chad |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 86.3% | 6.9% | Chad |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 89.8% | 1.3% | Chad |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.2% | 1.3% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Chad or Niger?
- Chad, at 91.6% against 89.5% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Chad and Niger?
- 2.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Chad ranks 1st and Niger ranks 2nd of 186 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.