IBRD only vs Timor-Leste: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- IBRD only
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 70.7% against 48.7% in IBRD only, a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.5 times IBRD only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
IBRD only ranks 20th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IBRD only | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.0% | 78.5% | 21.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 75.8% | 21.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 71.8% | 21.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 70.5% | 21.2% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), IBRD only or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 70.7% against 48.7% in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between IBRD only and Timor-Leste?
- 22.0%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do IBRD only and Timor-Leste rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- IBRD only ranks 20th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
- 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.