Arab World vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Arab World
25.9%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
60.4%
in 2025
Arab World rank
38th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
40th

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Arab World
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 60.4% against 25.9% in Arab World, a difference of 34.5%.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 2.3 times Arab World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 38th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th of 47 groups.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 35.9% 59.2% 23.3% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 32.8% 60.0% 27.2% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 28.8% 59.9% 31.1% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 27.1% 60.6% 33.6% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Arab World or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 60.4% against 25.9% in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Arab World and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
34.5%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Arab World ranks 38th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, 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
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.