Samoa vs Turkey: Female employment rate
Samoa
29.0%
in 2022
Turkey
32.1%
in 2025
Samoa rank
157th
Turkey rank
155th
Female employment rate over time
- Samoa
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 32.1% against 29.0% in Samoa, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 157th and Turkey ranks 155th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 22.6% | 9.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 27.4% | 0.9% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 30.4% | 1.4% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, Samoa or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 32.1% against 29.0% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in female employment rate between Samoa and Turkey?
- 3.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Turkey?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Turkey rank globally for female employment rate?
- Samoa ranks 157th and Turkey ranks 155th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.