India vs Pacific island small states: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

India
73.3%
in 2025
Pacific island small states
48.5%
in 2025
India rank
18th
Pacific island small states rank
21st

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

  • India
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

India currently reports 73.3% against 48.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 24.8%.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 18th and Pacific island small states ranks 21st of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 83.9% 51.1% 32.8% India
2000s 82.1% 51.2% 31.0% India
2010s 78.8% 50.7% 28.1% India
2020s 75.1% 48.9% 26.2% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), India or Pacific island small states?
India, at 73.3% against 48.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between India and Pacific island small states?
24.8%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pacific island small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do India and Pacific island small states rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
India ranks 18th and Pacific island small states ranks 21st 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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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.