Russia vs Syria: Employers, female (% of female employment)

Russia
0.8%
in 2025
Syria
0.7%
in 2025
Russia rank
156th
Syria rank
159th

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Russia
  • Syria
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Syria ahead.

Russia ranks 156th and Syria ranks 159th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% 1.3% 0.9% Syria
2000s 0.9% 1.8% 0.9% Syria
2010s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Syria
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Russia or Syria?
Russia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Russia and Syria?
0.1%, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Syria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Russia and Syria rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
Russia ranks 156th and Syria ranks 159th 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).