Nigeria vs East Timor: Employers, female (% of female employment)
Employers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Nigeria
- East Timor
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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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).