Bhutan vs East Asia & Pacific: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Bhutan
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 82.3% against 38.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 43.9%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th of 187 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 55.8% | 27.1% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 49.5% | 30.0% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 42.4% | 41.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 39.2% | 43.7% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Bhutan or East Asia & Pacific?
- Bhutan, at 82.3% against 38.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific?
- 43.9%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 26th 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.