China vs Tonga: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- China
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 40.9% against 39.6% in China, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.
China ranks 81st and Tonga ranks 79th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 53.0% | 0.9% | China |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 52.4% | 3.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 51.5% | 8.4% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 43.0% | 2.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), China or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 40.9% against 39.6% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between China and Tonga?
- 1.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do China and Tonga rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- China ranks 81st and Tonga ranks 79th 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.