Barbados vs Netherlands: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Barbados
- Netherlands
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.2% against 12.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.
Barbados ranks 134th and Netherlands ranks 135th of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.3% | 2.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.3% | 1.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Barbados or Netherlands?
- Barbados, at 13.2% against 12.7% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Barbados and Netherlands?
- 0.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Netherlands rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Barbados ranks 134th and Netherlands ranks 135th 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.