Bolivia vs European Union: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Bolivia
69.7%
in 2025
European Union
10.5%
in 2025
Bolivia rank
43rd
European Union rank
43rd

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

  • Bolivia
  • European Union
20406080199120082025

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 69.7% against 10.5% in European Union, a difference of 59.2%.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 6.6 times European Union's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 43rd and European Union ranks 43rd of 187 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia European Union Difference Ahead
1990s 82.3% 15.1% 67.2% Bolivia
2000s 78.0% 13.3% 64.7% Bolivia
2010s 74.5% 11.6% 62.9% Bolivia
2020s 71.8% 10.7% 61.0% Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Bolivia or European Union?
Bolivia, at 69.7% against 10.5% in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Bolivia and European Union?
59.2%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and European Union?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and European Union rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Bolivia ranks 43rd and European Union ranks 43rd 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.