Mozambique vs Tanzania: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 85.3% against 85.3% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.8% | 92.1% | 1.6% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 90.3% | 0.3% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 87.4% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 85.9% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 85.3% against 85.3% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 0.0%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Mozambique ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 7th 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.