Africa Eastern and Southern vs Madagascar: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 90.6% against 80.1% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 86.6% | 4.1% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 88.4% | 6.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 91.9% | 11.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 91.1% | 10.8% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Africa Eastern and Southern or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 90.6% against 80.1% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Africa Eastern and Southern and Madagascar?
- 10.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Madagascar rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- 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.