Mexico vs Uruguay: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 30.7% against 30.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 102nd and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 187 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.3% | 30.1% | 10.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 31.8% | 2.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 29.8% | 1.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.6% | 0.6% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Mexico or Uruguay?
- Mexico, at 30.7% against 30.0% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Mexico and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Mexico ranks 102nd 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.