Estonia vs Finland: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Estonia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 16.6% against 16.5% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Finland ahead.
Estonia ranks 155th and Finland ranks 152nd of 187 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 22.2% | 3.7% | Finland |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 18.0% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 18.5% | 1.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 17.5% | 1.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Estonia or Finland?
- Finland, at 16.6% against 16.5% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Estonia and Finland?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Estonia ranks 155th and Finland ranks 152nd 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.