Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Employers, female (% of female employment)
Employers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.7% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 4.7% | 2.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 4.8% | 2.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 4.7% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
- 2.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 14th 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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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).