Maldives vs Puerto Rico: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Maldives
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 16.7% against 16.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 154th and Puerto Rico ranks 151st of 187 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 19.3% | 14.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 19.7% | 11.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.8% | 2.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.8% | 0.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Maldives or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 16.7% against 16.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Maldives and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Puerto Rico rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Maldives ranks 154th and Puerto Rico ranks 151st 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.