Nigeria vs East Timor: Employers, female (% of female employment)

Nigeria
10.4%
in 2025
East Timor
15.6%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
4th
East Timor rank
1st

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Nigeria
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 15.6% against 10.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 4th and East Timor ranks 1st of 187 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria East Timor Difference Ahead
1990s 8.3% 16.4% 8.0% East Timor
2000s 8.6% 15.4% 6.8% East Timor
2010s 9.0% 15.0% 5.9% East Timor
2020s 10.2% 16.0% 5.8% East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Nigeria or East Timor?
East Timor, at 15.6% against 10.4% in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Nigeria and East Timor?
5.2%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and East Timor?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and East Timor rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
Nigeria ranks 4th and East Timor ranks 1st 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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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).