Bangladesh vs North Korea: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Bangladesh
- North Korea
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 65.3% against 63.8% in North Korea, a difference of 1.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 47th and North Korea ranks 50th of 187 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.0% | 63.7% | 26.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 63.9% | 22.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 63.3% | 10.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 64.0% | 2.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Bangladesh or North Korea?
- Bangladesh, at 65.3% against 63.8% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 1.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and North Korea rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Bangladesh ranks 47th and North Korea ranks 50th 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.