Benin vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Benin
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Benin currently reports 84.2% against 81.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Benin ranks 25th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 28th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.1% | 93.5% | 1.4% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 89.5% | 1.3% | Benin |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 85.1% | 4.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 82.4% | 3.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Benin or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Benin, at 84.2% against 81.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 2.4%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Benin ranks 25th and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.