Bhutan vs North Korea: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Bhutan
- North Korea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 60.9% against 60.4% in North Korea, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 39th and North Korea 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 | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.9% | 59.2% | 12.7% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 60.0% | 6.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 59.9% | 3.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 60.6% | 1.3% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Bhutan or North Korea?
- Bhutan, at 60.9% against 60.4% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Bhutan and North Korea?
- 0.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and North Korea rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 39th and North Korea 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.