Lesotho vs Namibia: Employers, female (% of female employment)

Lesotho
4.7%
in 2025
Namibia
5.2%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
14th
Namibia rank
13th

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
0246199120082025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 5.2% against 4.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 14th and Namibia ranks 13th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 3.0% 2.4% 0.6% Lesotho
2000s 3.8% 2.9% 0.9% Lesotho
2010s 4.7% 3.4% 1.3% Lesotho
2020s 4.8% 5.0% 0.2% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Lesotho or Namibia?
Namibia, at 5.2% against 4.7% in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Lesotho and Namibia?
0.5%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
Lesotho ranks 14th and Namibia ranks 13th 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

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).