Puerto Rico vs Romania: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Puerto Rico
16.7%
in 2025
Romania
17.0%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
151st
Romania rank
149th

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

  • Puerto Rico
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 17.0% against 16.7% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 151st and Romania ranks 149th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 19.3% 31.0% 11.7% Romania
2000s 19.7% 29.9% 10.2% Romania
2010s 19.8% 23.5% 3.7% Romania
2020s 16.8% 17.3% 0.5% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Puerto Rico or Romania?
Romania, at 17.0% against 16.7% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Puerto Rico and Romania?
0.3%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Romania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Romania rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Puerto Rico ranks 151st and Romania ranks 149th 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

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.