Brunei vs United States: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Brunei
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8.0% against 6.3% in Brunei, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Brunei ranks 180th and United States ranks 177th of 187 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 12.3% | 2.7% | United States |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 10.7% | 1.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.4% | 0.3% | United States |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 8.3% | 1.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Brunei or United States?
- United States, at 8.0% against 6.3% in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Brunei and United States?
- 1.7%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and United States rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Brunei ranks 180th and United States ranks 177th 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.