Bahrain vs Kuwait: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 3.2% against 1.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bahrain ranks 185th and Kuwait ranks 186th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.6% | 2.5% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.0% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 3.2% against 1.4% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 1.8%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Bahrain ranks 185th and Kuwait ranks 186th 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.