Estonia vs Singapore: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Estonia
- Singapore
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 16.5% against 16.2% in Singapore, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Singapore ahead.
Estonia ranks 155th and Singapore ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 17.5% | 1.1% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 18.9% | 1.1% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 17.9% | 0.7% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.7% | 0.2% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Estonia or Singapore?
- Estonia, at 16.5% against 16.2% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Estonia and Singapore?
- 0.3%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Singapore rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Estonia ranks 155th and Singapore ranks 156th 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.