Egypt vs Korea: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Egypt
- Korea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 26.2% against 25.3% in Korea, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Korea ahead.
Egypt ranks 117th and Korea ranks 120th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 35.6% | 3.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 32.6% | 1.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 27.7% | 2.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 25.9% | 0.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Egypt or Korea?
- Egypt, at 26.2% against 25.3% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Egypt and Korea?
- 0.9%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Korea rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Egypt ranks 117th and Korea ranks 120th 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.