Euro area vs Papua New Guinea: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

Euro area
11.7%
in 2016
Papua New Guinea
52.6%
in 2016
Euro area rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
26th

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

  • Euro area
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 52.6% against 11.7% in Euro area, a difference of 40.9%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.5 times Euro area's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 25 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 11.3% 44.8% 33.5% Papua New Guinea
2000s 11.2% 49.0% 37.8% Papua New Guinea
2010s 12.0% 53.9% 41.8% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Euro area or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 52.6% against 11.7% in Euro area as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Euro area and Papua New Guinea?
40.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Euro area and Papua New Guinea rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
Euro area ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 25 groups.
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".