Panama vs South Africa: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male

Panama
40.43
in 2021
South Africa
40.4
in 2020
Panama rank
60th
South Africa rank
61st

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male over time

  • Panama
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 40.43 against 40.4 in South Africa, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.

Panama ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 61st of 106 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 36.67 42.19 5.52 South Africa
2000s 38.13 36.29 1.84 Panama
2010s 39.97 39.31 0.662 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male, Panama or South Africa?
Panama, at 40.43 against 40.4 in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male between Panama and South Africa?
0.03, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
Panama ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 61st of 106 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,490 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed