Puerto Rico vs Trinidad and Tobago: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

Puerto Rico
18.9%
in 2016
Trinidad and Tobago
19.9%
in 2016
Puerto Rico rank
118th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
116th

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

  • Puerto Rico
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 19.9% against 18.9% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 118th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 116th of 187 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1990s 16.3% 18.7% 2.4% Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 17.0% 18.5% 1.4% Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 17.2% 19.6% 2.3% Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Puerto Rico or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 19.9% against 18.9% in Puerto Rico as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago?
1.0%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
Puerto Rico ranks 118th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 116th 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

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".