Bhutan vs Europe & Central Asia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Bhutan
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 60.9% against 19.6% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 41.3%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 3.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.9% | 23.6% | 48.3% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 22.9% | 43.5% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 21.6% | 41.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 20.0% | 42.0% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Bhutan or Europe & Central Asia?
- Bhutan, at 60.9% against 19.6% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Bhutan and Europe & Central Asia?
- 41.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Europe & Central Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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.