Norway vs Russian Federation: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Norway
6.2%
in 2025
Russian Federation
7.0%
in 2025
Norway rank
181st
Russian Federation rank
178th

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Norway
  • Russian Federation
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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

Indicator
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.