Spain vs Switzerland: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 18.5% against 17.5% in Spain, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 144th and Switzerland ranks 141st of 187 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 19.5% | 8.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.7% | 3.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 17.0% | 4.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.0% | 0.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Spain or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 18.5% against 17.5% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Spain and Switzerland?
- 1.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Spain ranks 144th and Switzerland ranks 141st 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.