Middle income vs Nepal: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Middle income
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 71.4% against 52.7% in Middle income, a difference of 18.7%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 82.4% | 21.5% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 79.5% | 21.3% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 75.1% | 20.7% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 72.3% | 18.9% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Middle income or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 71.4% against 52.7% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Middle income and Nepal?
- 18.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Nepal rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Middle income ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
- 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.