Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Low & middle income: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 73.1% against 54.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 18.6%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.3 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.6% | 61.7% | 25.9% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 59.2% | 23.4% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 55.8% | 21.5% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 55.1% | 18.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Lao People's Democratic Republic or Low & middle income?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 73.1% against 54.5% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low & middle income?
- 18.6%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low & middle income rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 17th 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.