Kyrgyzstan vs Turkmenistan: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 34.4% against 33.7% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.5% | 42.5% | 3.9% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 41.7% | 2.9% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.2% | 2.8% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.8% | 0.1% | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Kyrgyzstan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 34.4% against 33.7% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.7%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th 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.