Costa Rica vs Turkey: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 29.2% against 28.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Turkey ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 109th and Turkey ranks 107th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 46.9% | 14.6% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 40.5% | 10.3% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 31.8% | 1.3% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.4% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Costa Rica or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 29.2% against 28.8% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkey?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkey rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th and Turkey ranks 107th 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.