Nepal vs Timor-Leste: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Nepal
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 71.4% against 70.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 22nd and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.4% | 78.5% | 4.0% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 75.8% | 3.8% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 71.8% | 3.3% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 70.5% | 1.8% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Nepal or Timor-Leste?
- Nepal, at 71.4% against 70.7% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Nepal and Timor-Leste?
- 0.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Timor-Leste rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Nepal ranks 22nd and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd 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.