East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs East Timor: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 70.7% against 42.2% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 28.5%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and East Timor ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.1% | 78.5% | 22.4% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 75.8% | 24.5% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 71.8% | 26.6% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 70.5% | 27.7% | East Timor |
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 East Timor?
- East Timor, at 70.7% 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 East Timor?
- 28.5%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and East Timor rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and East Timor ranks 23rd 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.