Iceland vs Puerto Rico: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Iceland
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 17.2% against 16.7% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 148th and Puerto Rico ranks 151st of 187 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 19.3% | 5.9% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 19.7% | 3.5% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 19.8% | 2.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 16.8% | 3.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Iceland or Puerto Rico?
- Iceland, at 17.2% against 16.7% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Iceland and Puerto Rico?
- 0.5%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Puerto Rico rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Iceland ranks 148th and Puerto Rico ranks 151st 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.