Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- East Timor
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 72.4% against 70.7% in East Timor, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Timor ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 21st and East Timor ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.2% | 78.5% | 3.2% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 75.8% | 0.3% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 71.8% | 2.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 70.5% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Papua New Guinea or East Timor?
- Papua New Guinea, at 72.4% against 70.7% in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
- 1.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 21st and East Timor ranks 23rd 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.