Ecuador vs Eritrea: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Ecuador
46.6%
in 2025
Eritrea
46.4%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
64th
Eritrea rank
66th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 46.6% against 46.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eritrea ahead.

Ecuador ranks 64th and Eritrea ranks 66th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 45.3% 48.1% 2.9% Eritrea
2000s 44.4% 47.1% 2.7% Eritrea
2010s 44.5% 47.3% 2.8% Eritrea
2020s 47.0% 46.9% 0.0% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Ecuador or Eritrea?
Ecuador, at 46.6% against 46.4% in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Ecuador and Eritrea?
0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Eritrea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Eritrea rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Ecuador ranks 64th and Eritrea ranks 66th 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.