Benin vs Togo: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Benin
84.2%
in 2025
Togo
85.1%
in 2025
Benin rank
25th
Togo rank
22nd

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

  • Benin
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 85.1% against 84.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 25th and Togo ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Togo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Togo Difference Ahead
1990s 92.1% 91.9% 0.2% Benin
2000s 90.8% 91.3% 0.5% Togo
2010s 89.2% 90.0% 0.8% Togo
2020s 85.6% 86.4% 0.8% Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Benin or Togo?
Togo, at 85.1% against 84.2% in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Benin and Togo?
0.9%, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Togo?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Benin and Togo rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Benin ranks 25th and Togo ranks 22nd 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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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.