North Korea vs Moldova: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- North Korea
- Moldova
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 60.4% against 57.8% in Moldova, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 40th and Moldova ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 27.7% | 31.5% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 44.3% | 15.7% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 58.8% | 1.1% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 58.0% | 2.7% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), North Korea or Moldova?
- North Korea, at 60.4% against 57.8% in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between North Korea and Moldova?
- 2.6%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Moldova?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Moldova rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- North Korea ranks 40th and 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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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.