Brazil vs Samoa: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)
Brazil
29.7%
in 2016
Samoa
30.3%
in 2016
Brazil rank
79th
Samoa rank
77th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Brazil
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 30.3% against 29.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 79th and Samoa ranks 77th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 20.6% | 8.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 22.4% | 4.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 30.1% | 2.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Brazil or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 30.3% against 29.7% in Brazil as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Brazil and Samoa?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Brazil and Samoa rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Brazil ranks 79th and Samoa ranks 77th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as Own-account workers, 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
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".