Benin vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Benin
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Benin currently reports 84.2% against 42.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 41.4%.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.1% | 51.4% | 40.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 48.8% | 41.9% | Benin |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 47.0% | 42.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 44.3% | 41.3% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Benin or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Benin, at 84.2% against 42.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 41.4%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Benin ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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.