Haiti vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Haiti
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 76.8% against 45.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 31.4%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.7% | 52.1% | 23.6% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 49.5% | 26.1% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 47.5% | 27.6% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 45.7% | 31.1% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Haiti or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Haiti, at 76.8% against 45.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 31.4%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Haiti ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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.