Kenya vs Republic of Moldova: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Kenya
56.7%
in 2025
Republic of Moldova
57.8%
in 2025
Kenya rank
45th
Republic of Moldova rank
43rd

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

  • Kenya
  • Republic of Moldova
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How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 57.8% against 56.7% in Kenya, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 45th and Republic of Moldova ranks 43rd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Moldova in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Republic of Moldova Difference Ahead
1990s 53.4% 27.7% 25.7% Kenya
2000s 54.2% 44.3% 9.9% Kenya
2010s 54.0% 58.8% 4.8% Republic of Moldova
2020s 57.1% 58.0% 0.8% Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Kenya or Republic of Moldova?
Republic of Moldova, at 57.8% against 56.7% in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Kenya and Republic of Moldova?
1.1%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Republic of Moldova?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Republic of Moldova rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Kenya ranks 45th and Republic of Moldova ranks 43rd 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.