Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Madagascar: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 88.3% against 79.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 82.7% | 0.1% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 84.9% | 3.1% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 89.1% | 9.2% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 88.8% | 9.7% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 88.3% against 79.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar?
- 9.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- 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.