Puerto Rico vs World: Employment in services, female (% of female employment)
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) over time
- Puerto Rico
- World
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 91.9% against 58.2% in World, a difference of 33.7%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 19th and World ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.3% | 42.6% | 39.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 47.7% | 40.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 55.4% | 35.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 57.7% | 33.6% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services, female (% of female employment), Puerto Rico or World?
- Puerto Rico, at 91.9% against 58.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services, female (% of female employment) between Puerto Rico and World?
- 33.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and World rank globally for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 19th and World ranks 21st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services, 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).