Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 76.4% against 75.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th and Mali ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 85.8% | 7.3% | Mali |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 83.7% | 5.8% | Mali |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 82.0% | 5.2% | Mali |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 79.0% | 2.9% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Guinea-Bissau or Mali?
- Mali, at 76.4% against 75.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
- 0.9%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mali rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th and Mali ranks 25th 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.