Benin vs East Asia & Pacific: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Benin
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Benin currently reports 84.2% against 38.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 45.8%.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th of 187 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.1% | 55.8% | 36.3% | Benin |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 49.5% | 41.3% | Benin |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 42.4% | 46.8% | Benin |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 39.2% | 46.4% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Benin or East Asia & Pacific?
- Benin, at 84.2% against 38.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Benin and East Asia & Pacific?
- 45.8%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Asia & Pacific?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Benin ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th 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.