Botswana vs Uruguay: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment)

Botswana
8.7%
in 2025
Uruguay
8.6%
in 2025
Botswana rank
112th
Uruguay rank
115th

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Botswana
  • Uruguay
05101520199120082025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Botswana ranks 112th and Uruguay ranks 115th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 14.1% 14.9% 0.7% Uruguay
2000s 11.2% 12.1% 0.9% Uruguay
2010s 8.2% 9.6% 1.4% Uruguay
2020s 8.2% 8.7% 0.4% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in industry, female (% of female employment), Botswana or Uruguay?
Botswana, at 8.7% against 8.6% in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in industry, female (% of female employment) between Botswana and Uruguay?
0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uruguay?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Uruguay rank globally for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
Botswana ranks 112th and Uruguay ranks 115th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry, 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
Employment in industry, 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

Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).