Guam vs Iceland: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Guam
17.4%
in 2025
Iceland
17.2%
in 2025
Guam rank
146th
Iceland rank
148th

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Guam
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Guam currently reports 17.4% against 17.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.

Guam ranks 146th and Iceland ranks 148th of 187 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 19.4% 25.2% 5.8% Iceland
2000s 18.4% 23.2% 4.7% Iceland
2010s 17.9% 22.3% 4.3% Iceland
2020s 17.7% 19.8% 2.2% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Guam or Iceland?
Guam, at 17.4% against 17.2% in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Guam and Iceland?
0.2%, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Iceland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Guam and Iceland rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Guam ranks 146th and Iceland ranks 148th 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

Indicator
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.