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