Ecuador vs Somalia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Ecuador
- Somalia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 46.6% against 46.5% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 64th and Somalia ranks 65th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.3% | 52.7% | 7.4% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 51.7% | 7.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 47.6% | 3.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.6% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Ecuador or Somalia?
- Ecuador, at 46.6% against 46.5% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Ecuador and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Somalia rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 64th and Somalia ranks 65th 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.