Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 86.2% against 85.3% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.8% | 92.1% | 2.7% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 90.3% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 87.4% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 85.9% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Nigeria, at 86.2% against 85.3% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.9%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and Tanzania, United Republic of 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.