Latvia vs Singapore: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Latvia
15.9%
in 2025
Singapore
16.2%
in 2025
Latvia rank
158th
Singapore rank
156th

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

  • Latvia
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 16.2% against 15.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Singapore ahead.

Latvia ranks 158th and Singapore ranks 156th of 187 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 16.5% 17.5% 0.9% Singapore
2000s 17.5% 18.9% 1.3% Singapore
2010s 16.4% 17.9% 1.5% Singapore
2020s 15.7% 16.7% 1.0% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Latvia or Singapore?
Singapore, at 16.2% against 15.9% in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Latvia and Singapore?
0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Singapore?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Singapore rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Latvia ranks 158th and Singapore ranks 156th 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

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.