North Korea vs Solomon Islands: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- North Korea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 61.0% against 60.4% in North Korea, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 40th and Solomon Islands ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 68.6% | 9.4% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 66.2% | 6.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 62.5% | 2.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 61.8% | 1.1% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), North Korea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 61.0% against 60.4% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between North Korea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.6%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Solomon Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Solomon Islands rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- North Korea ranks 40th and Solomon Islands ranks 38th 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.