Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 72.4% against 71.4% in Nepal, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.4% | 75.2% | 7.2% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 75.5% | 4.1% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 74.0% | 1.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 72.9% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 72.4% against 71.4% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Nepal ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea 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.