Jordan vs Sweden: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Jordan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 13.8% against 12.9% in Jordan, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 166th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 17.2% | 3.0% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 16.3% | 2.4% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.4% | 0.9% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 14.1% | 1.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Jordan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 13.8% against 12.9% in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Jordan and Sweden?
- 0.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Sweden rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Jordan ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 166th 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.