El Salvador vs Iraq: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 31.0% against 30.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iraq ahead.
El Salvador ranks 101st and Iraq ranks 100th of 187 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 36.6% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 33.6% | 2.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 29.5% | 6.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.8% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 31.0% against 30.8% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 101st and Iraq ranks 100th 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.