Belgium vs Portugal: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 17.7% against 17.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 145th of 187 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 32.2% | 12.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 30.3% | 12.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 23.1% | 4.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.4% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 17.7% against 17.5% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Belgium ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 145th of 187 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.