How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Thailand?

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Thailand: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment)

Sao Tome and Principe

35.7%

in 2016

Thailand

36.3%

in 2016

Sao Tome and Principe rank

62nd

Thailand rank

59th

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

Sao Tome and Principe
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 36.3% against 35.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd and Thailand ranks 59th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.8%	39.0%	4.8%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	40.4%	37.9%	2.5%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	36.0%	36.8%	0.8%	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, male (% of male employment), Sao Tome and Principe or Thailand?: Thailand, at 36.3% against 35.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, male (% of male employment) between Sao Tome and Principe and Thailand?: 0.6%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Thailand?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Thailand rank globally for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd and Thailand ranks 59th 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: 18 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".