Panama vs Sri Lanka: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Panama
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 42.9% against 42.9% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Panama ranks 74th and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 45.9% | 5.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 45.9% | 4.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 42.6% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 43.0% | 0.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Panama or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 42.9% against 42.9% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Panama and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Sri Lanka rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Panama ranks 74th and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd 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.