Eritrea vs South Asia: Employers, female (% of female employment)

Eritrea
2.9%
in 2025
South Asia
0.6%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
46th
South Asia rank
46th

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Eritrea
  • South Asia
0123199120082025

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 2.9% against 0.6% in South Asia, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 4.7 times South Asia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 46th and South Asia ranks 46th of 187 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.6% 0.4% 2.3% Eritrea
2000s 2.7% 0.4% 2.3% Eritrea
2010s 2.5% 0.5% 2.0% Eritrea
2020s 2.9% 0.6% 2.3% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Eritrea or South Asia?
Eritrea, at 2.9% against 0.6% in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Eritrea and South Asia?
2.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and South Asia rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
Eritrea ranks 46th and South Asia ranks 46th 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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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).