Russia vs United States: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8.0% against 7.0% in Russia, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 178th and United States ranks 177th of 187 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 12.3% | 5.2% | United States |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 10.7% | 2.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 9.4% | 1.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 8.3% | 0.9% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Russia or United States?
- United States, at 8.0% against 7.0% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Russia and United States?
- 1.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Russia ranks 178th and United States ranks 177th 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.