Guinea vs South Sudan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 82.5% against 81.9% in Guinea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 15th and South Sudan ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.3% | 84.5% | 9.8% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 82.7% | 8.9% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.4% | 1.4% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 83.2% | 0.3% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Guinea or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 82.5% against 81.9% in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Guinea and South Sudan?
- 0.6%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Guinea ranks 15th and South Sudan ranks 14th 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.