Euro area vs Guinea-Bissau: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)
Euro area
11.7%
in 2016
Guinea-Bissau
53.9%
in 2016
Euro area rank
23rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
25th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Euro area
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 53.9% against 11.7% in Euro area, a difference of 42.2%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 4.6 times Euro area's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 23rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th of 25 groups.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 60.2% | 48.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 54.6% | 43.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 53.8% | 41.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Euro area or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 53.9% against 11.7% in Euro area as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Euro area and Guinea-Bissau?
- 42.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Guinea-Bissau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Euro area and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Euro area ranks 23rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th of 25 groups.
- 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".