Colombia vs Ecuador: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 47.7% against 46.6% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 64th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 45.3% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 44.4% | 1.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 44.5% | 5.7% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 47.0% | 1.9% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 47.7% against 46.6% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 1.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Colombia ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 64th 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.