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Labor > One-person and family businesses > Men: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 BurundiBurundi 89.9% 1998
2 ChadChad 89.6% 1993
3 EthiopiaEthiopia 89.3% 2005
4 RwandaRwanda 88.9% 1996
5 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 88.7% 2004
6 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 86.7% 2006
7 BangladeshBangladesh 84.5% 2005
8 LaosLaos 84.2% 2005
9 MadagascarMadagascar 83.9% 2005
10 BeninBenin 83.7% 2003
11 TogoTogo 83.4% 2006
12 NigerNiger 83.2% 2005
13 TanzaniaTanzania 82.1% 2006
14 IndiaIndia 79.3% 2010
15 MozambiqueMozambique 78.1% 2003
16 UgandaUganda 77.4% 2003
17 MaliMali 76.5% 2007
18 ZambiaZambia 73.7% 2000
19 SenegalSenegal 73.2% 2001
20 LesothoLesotho 73% 1999
=21 VietnamVietnam 69.5% 2004
=21 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 69.5% 2002
23 LiberiaLiberia 68.7% 2010
=24 CameroonCameroon 66.6% 2010
=24 VanuatuVanuatu 66.6% 2009
26 GhanaGhana 64.8% 2006
27 CambodiaCambodia 64.1% 2011
28 NepalNepal 62.4% 2001
29 GeorgiaGeorgia 61.9% 2008
30 IndonesiaIndonesia 61.8% 2009
31 MongoliaMongolia 60.4% 2009
32 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 60% 2005
33 BhutanBhutan 59.9% 2011
34 PakistanPakistan 59.3% 2008
35 TongaTonga 52.2% 2003
36 ThailandThailand 51.6% 2011
37 HondurasHonduras 51.3% 2010
38 KenyaKenya 50% 1999
39 ZimbabweZimbabwe 48.4% 2002
40 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 48.3% 2010
41 ColombiaColombia 48.1% 2010
=42 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 47.4% 2008
=42 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 47.4% 2006
=44 BoliviaBolivia 47.3% 2009
=44 MoroccoMorocco 47.3% 2008
46 YemenYemen 46.3% 1999
47 GuatemalaGuatemala 45.4% 2004
48 GabonGabon 45% 2005
49 PhilippinesPhilippines 41.8% 2008
50 NicaraguaNicaragua 41% 2010
51 JamaicaJamaica 40.7% 2008
52 Sri LankaSri Lanka 40.3% 2010
53 ParaguayParaguay 40% 2011
54 IranIran 39.9% 2008
55 FijiFiji 38.8% 2005
56 EcuadorEcuador 36.9% 2010
57 Cape VerdeCape Verde 35.9% 2000
58 ArmeniaArmenia 35.7% 2008
59 SyriaSyria 35.4% 2011
60 AlgeriaAlgeria 34.4% 2005
61 BotswanaBotswana 32.9% 2006
62 MoldovaMoldova 32.8% 2011
63 PanamaPanama 32.6% 2011
64 VenezuelaVenezuela 32.4% 2011
=65 El SalvadorEl Salvador 31.6% 2010
=65 LebanonLebanon 31.6% 2007
67 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 31.5% 2000
68 RomaniaRomania 31.2% 2011
69 GreeceGreece 29.6% 2011
70 DominicaDominica 29.4% 2001
71 KazakhstanKazakhstan 29.2% 2011
72 SerbiaSerbia 28.1% 2010
73 TurkeyTurkey 27.4% 2011
74 MexicoMexico 27.2% 2008
75 BrazilBrazil 27.1% 2009
76 UruguayUruguay 26% 2007
77 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 25.9% 1991
78 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 25.7% 1999
79 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 25.1% 2011
80 PalestinePalestine 24.9% 2010
81 ChileChile 24.7% 2008
82 BelizeBelize 24.6% 2005
83 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 23.7% 2011
84 South KoreaSouth Korea 23.2% 2008
85 TunisiaTunisia 22.9% 1994
86 MalaysiaMalaysia 22.7% 2010
87 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 21.8% 1991
88 EgyptEgypt 21.6% 2007
=89 ItalyItaly 20.9% 2011
=89 Costa RicaCosta Rica 20.9% 2011
91 The BahamasThe Bahamas 20% 1999
92 PolandPoland 19.8% 2011
93 SurinameSuriname 19.7% 1998
94 MaldivesMaldives 19.6% 2006
95 GrenadaGrenada 18% 1998
96 BarbadosBarbados 17.9% 2004
97 PortugalPortugal 17.7% 2011
98 IrelandIreland 17.5% 2011
99 CroatiaCroatia 17.4% 2011
100 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 17.3% 2005
101 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 17% 2011
=102 MauritiusMauritius 16.2% 2011
=102 SlovakiaSlovakia 16.2% 2011
104 CyprusCyprus 16% 2011
105 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 14.9% 2011
=106 SloveniaSlovenia 14.8% 2011
=106 MontserratMontserrat 14.8% 1991
108 New ZealandNew Zealand 14.5% 2008
109 SwazilandSwaziland 14.4% 1997
110 SpainSpain 13.2% 2011
111 NetherlandsNetherlands 12.6% 2011
112 MaltaMalta 11.9% 2011
113 FinlandFinland 11.8% 2011
=114 BelgiumBelgium 11.5% 2011
=114 SingaporeSingapore 11.5% 2011
116 NamibiaNamibia 11.2% 2008
117 AustraliaAustralia 10.8% 2008
118 JordanJordan 10.6% 2011
=119 IcelandIceland 10.2% 2011
=119 AnguillaAnguilla 10.2% 2001
121 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 9.9% 2001
=122 BulgariaBulgaria 9.8% 2011
=122 JapanJapan 9.8% 2008
=124 South AfricaSouth Africa 9.1% 2011
=124 AustriaAustria 9.1% 2011
=124 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 9.1% 2001
127 LithuaniaLithuania 9% 2011
=128 Hong KongHong Kong 8.9% 2011
=128 SwedenSweden 8.9% 2011
=128 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 8.9% 2011
=128 IsraelIsrael 8.9% 2008
=128 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 8.9% 1991
133 LatviaLatvia 8.8% 2011
134 FranceFrance 8.7% 2011
135 HungaryHungary 8% 2011
136 GermanyGermany 7.7% 2011
137 NorwayNorway 7.1% 2011
138 DenmarkDenmark 7% 2011
139 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6% 2011
140 RussiaRussia 5.9% 2008
141 MacauMacau 5.8% 2011
142 EstoniaEstonia 5.7% 2011
143 ArubaAruba 5.4% 2007
144 BruneiBrunei 4.4% 1991
145 KuwaitKuwait 2.8% 2005
146 BahrainBahrain 2.2% 2010
147 TuvaluTuvalu 2.1% 2002
148 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.4% 2008
149 QatarQatar 0.2% 2007

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Background

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Conflict

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Cost of living

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Crime

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Culture

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Disasters

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Economy

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Education

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Energy

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Environment

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Geography

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Government

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Health

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Industry

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Labor

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Language

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Lifestyle

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Media

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Military

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