Malawi vs Zambia: Employers, female (% of female employment)
Malawi
1.0%
in 2025
Zambia
1.0%
in 2025
Malawi rank
140th
Zambia rank
141st
Employers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 140th and Zambia ranks 141st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Malawi ranks 140th and Zambia ranks 141st 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).