Ghana vs Myanmar: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ghana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 67.5% against 65.5% in Myanmar, a difference of 2.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 75.9% | 10.1% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 71.3% | 9.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 66.7% | 9.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 65.4% | 3.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Ghana or Myanmar?
- Ghana, at 67.5% against 65.5% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Ghana and Myanmar?
- 2.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Ghana ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 40th 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.