Guinea-Bissau vs Lower middle income: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 56.4% against 34.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 21.9%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 54.3% | 11.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 48.4% | 15.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 40.3% | 20.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 36.4% | 21.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment), Guinea-Bissau or Lower middle income?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 56.4% against 34.5% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) between Guinea-Bissau and Lower middle income?
- 21.9%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lower middle income rank globally for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in agriculture, 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
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).