Macao vs Russia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Macao
6.8%
in 2025
Russia
6.3%
in 2025
Macao rank
178th
Russia rank
179th

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time

  • Macao
  • Russia
4681012199120082025

How they compare

Macao currently reports 6.8% against 6.3% in Russia, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

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

Macao ranks 178th and Russia ranks 179th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 10.6% 5.9% 4.7% Macao
2000s 9.9% 7.1% 2.8% Macao
2010s 6.8% 7.1% 0.2% Russia
2020s 7.0% 6.6% 0.4% Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Macao or Russia?
Macao, at 6.8% against 6.3% in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Macao and Russia?
0.5%, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Russia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Macao and Russia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Macao ranks 178th and Russia ranks 179th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, total (% of total 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, total (% of total 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.