Malaysia vs Uruguay: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Malaysia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 30.0% against 29.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 105th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 30.1% | 3.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 31.8% | 1.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 29.8% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 30.6% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Malaysia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 30.0% against 29.6% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Malaysia ranks 105th and Uruguay ranks 103rd 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.