How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uganda?

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.

Madagascar vs Uganda: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

Madagascar

55.7%

in 2016

Uganda

55.5%

in 2016

Madagascar rank

20th

Uganda rank

22nd

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

Madagascar
Uganda

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 55.7% against 55.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uganda ahead.

Madagascar ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	52.9%	73.2%	20.3%	Uganda
2000s	51.9%	58.0%	6.1%	Uganda
2010s	56.2%	56.7%	0.5%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Madagascar or Uganda?: Madagascar, at 55.7% against 55.5% in Uganda as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Madagascar and Uganda?: 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uganda?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Madagascar and Uganda rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?: Madagascar ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 22nd 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".