Cote d'Ivoire vs European Union: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

Cote d'Ivoire
56.1%
in 2016
European Union
12.9%
in 2016
Cote d'Ivoire rank
19th
European Union rank
21st

Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • European Union
102030405060199120032016

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 56.1% against 12.9% in European Union, a difference of 43.2%.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 4.4 times European Union's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 19th and European Union ranks 21st of 187 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire European Union Difference Ahead
1990s 59.9% 13.0% 46.9% Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 58.2% 12.6% 45.6% Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 58.2% 13.2% 45.0% Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Cote d'Ivoire or European Union?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 56.1% against 12.9% in European Union as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Cote d'Ivoire and European Union?
43.2%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and European Union?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and European Union rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 19th and European Union ranks 21st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cote d'Ivoire vs European Union: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment). Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/own-account-workers-male-percent-of-male-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/cote-d-ivoire/european-union/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/own-account-workers-male-percent-of-male-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/cote-d-ivoire/european-union/">Cote d'Ivoire vs European Union: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,537 data points, 1991–2016
Last refreshed

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".