Peru vs Samoa: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Peru
48.6%
in 2025
Samoa
48.5%
in 2025
Peru rank
60th
Samoa rank
61st

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

  • Peru
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 48.6% against 48.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 60th and Samoa ranks 61st of 187 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 59.1% 51.9% 7.2% Peru
2000s 55.8% 49.9% 5.9% Peru
2010s 51.6% 49.2% 2.4% Peru
2020s 49.4% 48.7% 0.7% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Peru or Samoa?
Peru, at 48.6% against 48.5% in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Peru and Samoa?
0.1%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Samoa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Peru and Samoa rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Peru ranks 60th and Samoa ranks 61st 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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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.