Low income vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Low income
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 85.3% against 78.9% in Low income, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Low income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 92.1% | 13.3% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 90.3% | 11.6% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 87.4% | 9.2% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 85.9% | 7.1% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Low income or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 85.3% against 78.9% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Low income and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 6.4%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Low income ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th 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.