El Salvador vs Mexico: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 30.8% against 30.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 101st and Mexico ranks 102nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 40.3% | 3.6% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 33.9% | 2.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 31.0% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 31.2% | 0.1% | 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 Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 30.8% against 30.7% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 101st and Mexico ranks 102nd 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.