Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Employers, female (% of female employment)
Employers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Ghana
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 6.8% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Ghana ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.1% | 1.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 2.6% | 4.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Ghana, at 6.8% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 4.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ghana ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th 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).