Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Employers, male (% of male employment)
Maldives
3.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
3.7%
in 2025
Maldives rank
108th
Sri Lanka rank
110th
Employers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 110th of 187 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.0% | 2.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 1.4% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, male (% of male employment), Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Maldives, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, male (% of male employment) between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Maldives ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 110th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, 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
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).