Iraq vs Mexico: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Iraq
31.0%
in 2025
Mexico
30.7%
in 2025
Iraq rank
100th
Mexico rank
102nd

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

  • Iraq
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 31.0% against 30.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mexico ahead.

Iraq ranks 100th and Mexico ranks 102nd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 36.6% 40.3% 3.7% Mexico
2000s 33.6% 33.9% 0.3% Mexico
2010s 29.5% 31.0% 1.6% Mexico
2020s 30.8% 31.2% 0.4% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Iraq or Mexico?
Iraq, at 31.0% against 30.7% in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Iraq and Mexico?
0.3%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mexico?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Mexico rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Iraq ranks 100th and Mexico ranks 102nd 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.