East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Suriname: Employers, female (% of female employment)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2.4%
in 2025
Suriname
4.0%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
21st
Suriname rank
23rd

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 4.0% against 2.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Suriname ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 1.3% 1.9% 0.5% Suriname
2000s 1.7% 1.0% 0.6% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.0% 3.1% 1.1% Suriname
2020s 2.3% 3.9% 1.5% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 4.0% against 2.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Suriname?
1.6%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Suriname?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Suriname rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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).