Afghanistan vs Nepal: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 93.5% against 90.8% in Nepal, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 96.1% | 3.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 94.9% | 3.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 93.0% | 1.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 91.3% | 1.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Afghanistan or Nepal?
- Afghanistan, at 93.5% against 90.8% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 2.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, 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
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.