Benin vs Sierra Leone: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)
Benin
70.2%
in 2016
Sierra Leone
76.4%
in 2016
Benin rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
3rd
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 76.4% against 70.2% in Benin, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.9% | 72.0% | 6.9% | Benin |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 75.5% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 75.2% | 4.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 76.4% against 70.2% in Benin as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 6.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Benin ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as Own-account workers, male (% of male 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
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".