Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Employment in industry, female (% of female employment)
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) over time
- Maldives
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 21.1% against 14.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 17.4% | 29.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 16.1% | 13.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 15.2% | 5.7% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 15.1% | 6.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry, female (% of female employment), Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Maldives, at 21.1% against 14.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry, female (% of female employment) between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 6.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
- Maldives ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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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About this data
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).