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