New Zealand vs Upper middle income: Employers, female (% of female employment)
Employers, female (% of female employment) over time
- New Zealand
- Upper middle income
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.1% against 2.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 187 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 1.4% | 2.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.0% | 1.9% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 1.6% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), New Zealand or Upper middle income?
- New Zealand, at 4.1% against 2.5% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between New Zealand and Upper middle income?
- 1.6%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Upper middle income rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- New Zealand ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 19th 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).