China vs Tonga: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

China
39.6%
in 2025
Tonga
40.9%
in 2025
China rank
81st
Tonga rank
79th

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time

  • China
  • Tonga
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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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Indicator
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.