Arab World vs Senegal: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Arab World
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 76.2% against 23.8% in Arab World, a difference of 52.4%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 3.2 times Arab World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 76.7% | 33.8% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 75.6% | 37.7% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 77.4% | 46.8% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 77.1% | 51.3% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Arab World or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 76.2% against 23.8% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Arab World and Senegal?
- 52.4%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Senegal rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Arab World ranks 37th and Senegal ranks 37th 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.