How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Paraguay?

26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.

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.

Ecuador vs Paraguay: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

Ecuador

31.6%

in 2016

Paraguay

31.0%

in 2016

Ecuador rank

74th

Paraguay rank

75th

Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) over time

Ecuador
Paraguay

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 31.6% against 31.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Paraguay ahead.

Ecuador ranks 74th and Paraguay ranks 75th of 187 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27.1%	37.1%	10.0%	Paraguay
2000s	27.7%	34.9%	7.2%	Paraguay
2010s	30.4%	31.0%	0.5%	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Ecuador or Paraguay?: Ecuador, at 31.6% against 31.0% in Paraguay as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Ecuador and Paraguay?: 0.6%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Paraguay?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Ecuador and Paraguay rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?: Ecuador ranks 74th and Paraguay ranks 75th 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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Indicator: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 5,537 data points, 1991–2016
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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".