Norway vs Russian Federation: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Norway
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 7.0% against 6.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 181st and Russian Federation ranks 178th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 7.1% | 3.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 8.0% | 0.3% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 7.4% | 1.1% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Norway or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 7.0% against 6.2% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Norway and Russian Federation?
- 0.8%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Russian Federation?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Russian Federation rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Norway ranks 181st and Russian Federation ranks 178th 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.