Papua New Guinea vs Sudan: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment)

Papua New Guinea
2.4%
in 2025
Sudan
2.8%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
180th
Sudan rank
179th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sudan
0123199120082025

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 2.8% against 2.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and Sudan ranks 179th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 2.9% 2.6% 0.2% Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.5% 3.0% 0.5% Sudan
2010s 2.5% 3.0% 0.5% Sudan
2020s 2.3% 2.9% 0.6% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in industry, female (% of female employment), Papua New Guinea or Sudan?
Sudan, at 2.8% against 2.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in employment in industry, female (% of female employment) between Papua New Guinea and Sudan?
0.4%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sudan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sudan rank globally for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and Sudan ranks 179th 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

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).