Japan vs Latvia: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)
Japan
7.9%
in 2016
Latvia
8.9%
in 2016
Japan rank
167th
Latvia rank
164th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 8.9% against 7.9% in Japan, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 167th and Latvia ranks 164th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 7.6% | 6.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 7.0% | 5.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.8% | 1.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 8.9% against 7.9% in Japan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Japan and Latvia?
- 1.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Japan ranks 167th and Latvia ranks 164th 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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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".