Sierra Leone vs World: Employers, female (% of female employment)
Employers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Sierra Leone
- World
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.4% against 2.3% in World, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 26th and World ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Sierra Leone or World?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.4% against 2.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Sierra Leone and World?
- 1.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and World rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th and World ranks 26th 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).