Ecuador vs Samoa: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Ecuador
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 48.5% against 46.6% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.9%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.3% | 51.9% | 6.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 49.9% | 5.5% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 49.2% | 4.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 48.7% | 1.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Ecuador or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 48.5% against 46.6% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Ecuador and Samoa?
- 1.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Samoa rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 61st 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.