Cote d'Ivoire vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 71.0% against 39.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 32.0%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 187 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 48.5% | 33.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 45.3% | 35.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 41.7% | 34.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 39.7% | 32.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Cote d'Ivoire or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 71.0% against 39.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Cote d'Ivoire and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 32.0%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th 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.