Latvia vs United Kingdom: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Latvia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 16.2% against 15.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Latvia ranks 158th and United Kingdom ranks 157th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 17.9% | 1.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 17.3% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 18.9% | 2.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 16.6% | 0.9% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Latvia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and United Kingdom rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Latvia ranks 158th and United Kingdom ranks 157th 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.