Côte d'Ivoire vs Latin America & Caribbean: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 71.0% against 35.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 35.4%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 38.9% | 42.9% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 37.3% | 43.6% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 35.8% | 40.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 36.6% | 35.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Côte d'Ivoire or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 71.0% against 35.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Côte d'Ivoire and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 35.4%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 31st 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.