El Salvador vs Uruguay: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

El Salvador
23.9%
in 2016
Uruguay
24.9%
in 2016
El Salvador rank
101st
Uruguay rank
99th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 24.9% against 23.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uruguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 101st and Uruguay ranks 99th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 21.9% 25.6% 3.6% Uruguay
2000s 23.1% 26.0% 2.9% Uruguay
2010s 24.4% 23.3% 1.0% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), El Salvador or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 24.9% against 23.9% in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between El Salvador and Uruguay?
1.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
El Salvador ranks 101st and Uruguay ranks 99th 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

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".