Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Laos: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 58.1% against 15.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 42.2%.
That makes Laos's figure about 3.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Laos ranks 16th of 25 groups.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 53.9% | 39.2% | Laos |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 55.9% | 39.1% | Laos |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 57.2% | 41.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Laos?
- Laos, at 58.1% against 15.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos?
- 42.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Laos ranks 16th 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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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".