Pacific island small states vs East Timor: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Pacific island small states
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 70.7% against 48.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 22.2%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.5 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 21st and East Timor ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 78.5% | 27.3% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 75.8% | 24.6% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 71.8% | 21.1% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 70.5% | 21.6% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Pacific island small states or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 70.7% against 48.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Pacific island small states and East Timor?
- 22.2%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and East Timor rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 21st and East Timor ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
- 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.