Bulgaria vs Sweden: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 14.3% against 13.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 163rd and Sweden ranks 166th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 17.2% | 3.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.3% | 1.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 15.4% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Bulgaria, at 14.3% against 13.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 163rd and Sweden ranks 166th 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.