Netherlands vs New Zealand: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 21.5% against 20.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 135th and New Zealand ranks 132nd of 187 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 27.3% | 14.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 25.5% | 11.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 23.9% | 5.9% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 22.1% | 2.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Netherlands or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 21.5% against 20.4% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Netherlands and New Zealand?
- 1.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and New Zealand rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Netherlands ranks 135th and New Zealand ranks 132nd 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.