Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Vanuatu: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
30.0%
in 2016
Vanuatu
60.6%
in 2016
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
12th
Vanuatu rank
12th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 60.6% against 30.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 30.6%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Vanuatu ranks 12th of 25 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 30.7% 62.8% 32.1% Vanuatu
2000s 29.4% 60.1% 30.8% Vanuatu
2010s 29.2% 59.1% 29.9% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 60.6% against 30.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
30.6%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Vanuatu ranks 12th 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".