How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Venezuela?

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.

Guyana vs Venezuela: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

Guyana

28.1%

in 2016

Venezuela

29.1%

in 2016

Guyana rank

85th

Venezuela rank

82nd

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

Guyana
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 29.1% against 28.1% in Guyana, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Venezuela ahead.

Guyana ranks 85th and Venezuela ranks 82nd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.3%	28.7%	0.4%	Venezuela
2000s	28.0%	29.0%	1.0%	Venezuela
2010s	27.7%	28.4%	0.7%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Guyana or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 29.1% against 28.1% in Guyana as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Guyana and Venezuela?: 1.0%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Venezuela?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Guyana and Venezuela rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?: Guyana ranks 85th and Venezuela ranks 82nd 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".