Bhutan vs Laos: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Bhutan
- Laos
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 82.3% against 81.8% in Laos, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Laos ahead.
Bhutan ranks 26th and Laos ranks 28th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 93.5% | 10.6% | Laos |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 89.5% | 10.1% | Laos |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 85.1% | 1.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 82.4% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Bhutan or Laos?
- Bhutan, at 82.3% against 81.8% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Bhutan and Laos?
- 0.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Laos rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 26th and Laos 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.