Netherlands vs Spain: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

Netherlands
14.1%
in 2016
Spain
13.8%
in 2016
Netherlands rank
136th
Spain rank
138th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
05101520199120032016

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 14.1% against 13.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.

Netherlands ranks 136th and Spain ranks 138th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 7.5% 17.3% 9.8% Spain
2000s 9.1% 13.1% 4.0% Spain
2010s 13.4% 13.8% 0.4% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Netherlands or Spain?
Netherlands, at 14.1% against 13.8% in Spain as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Netherlands and Spain?
0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
Netherlands ranks 136th and Spain ranks 138th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Netherlands vs Spain: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment). Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/own-account-workers-male-percent-of-male-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/netherlands/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/own-account-workers-male-percent-of-male-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/netherlands/spain/">Netherlands vs Spain: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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".