East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Liberia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 67.0% against 42.2% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 24.8%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Liberia ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.1% | 72.3% | 16.1% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 70.8% | 19.5% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 68.0% | 22.8% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 67.9% | 25.0% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 67.0% against 42.2% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Liberia?
- 24.8%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Liberia rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Liberia ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- 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.