Brazil vs North America: Employers, female (% of female employment)
Employers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Brazil
- North America
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.0% against 1.3% in North America, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.4 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 43rd and North America ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1.7% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Brazil or North America?
- Brazil, at 3.0% against 1.3% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Brazil and North America?
- 1.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and North America rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Brazil ranks 43rd and North America ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, female (% of female 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
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).