Barbados vs Netherlands: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Barbados
13.2%
in 2025
Netherlands
12.7%
in 2025
Barbados rank
134th
Netherlands rank
135th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Barbados
  • Netherlands
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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

Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.