How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tajikistan?

26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.

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.

Gambia vs Tajikistan: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

Gambia

52.0%

in 2016

Tajikistan

50.4%

in 2016

Gambia rank

28th

Tajikistan rank

31st

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

Gambia
Tajikistan

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 52.0% against 50.4% in Tajikistan, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 28th and Tajikistan ranks 31st of 187 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	52.2%	18.5%	33.6%	Gambia
2000s	55.6%	36.6%	19.0%	Gambia
2010s	54.1%	53.4%	0.7%	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Gambia or Tajikistan?: Gambia, at 52.0% against 50.4% in Tajikistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Gambia and Tajikistan?: 1.6%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tajikistan?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Gambia and Tajikistan rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?: Gambia ranks 28th and Tajikistan ranks 31st 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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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: 04 September 2026

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".