Algeria vs Costa Rica: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Algeria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 23.4% against 23.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 111th and Costa Rica ranks 113th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 30.8% | 11.0% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 29.7% | 3.5% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 25.1% | 0.6% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 24.0% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Algeria or Costa Rica?
- Algeria, at 23.4% against 23.3% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Algeria and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Costa Rica rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Algeria ranks 111th and Costa Rica ranks 113th 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.