Nepal vs Pacific island small states: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Nepal
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 71.4% against 48.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.5 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 22nd and Pacific island small states ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.4% | 51.1% | 31.3% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 51.2% | 28.4% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 50.7% | 24.4% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 48.9% | 23.4% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Nepal or Pacific island small states?
- Nepal, at 71.4% against 48.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Nepal and Pacific island small states?
- 22.9%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Pacific island small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Pacific island small states rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Nepal ranks 22nd and Pacific island small states ranks 21st 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.