Colombia vs Indonesia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Colombia
47.7%
in 2025
Indonesia
48.7%
in 2025
Colombia rank
62nd
Indonesia rank
59th

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

  • Colombia
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 48.7% against 47.7% in Colombia, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Indonesia ahead.

Colombia ranks 62nd and Indonesia ranks 59th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 43.9% 62.1% 18.2% Indonesia
2000s 45.7% 59.6% 13.9% Indonesia
2010s 50.2% 49.3% 0.9% Colombia
2020s 48.8% 48.7% 0.1% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Colombia or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 48.7% against 47.7% in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Colombia and Indonesia?
1.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Indonesia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Indonesia rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Colombia ranks 62nd and Indonesia ranks 59th 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

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.