Brazil vs Syrian Arab Republic: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Brazil
24.7%
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
23.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
108th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
110th

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

  • Brazil
  • Syrian Arab Republic
2030405060199120082025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 24.7% against 23.4% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Brazil ranks 108th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 110th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 30.2% 58.4% 28.2% Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 29.9% 38.5% 8.6% Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 25.1% 22.9% 2.1% Brazil
2020s 26.2% 24.1% 2.1% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Brazil or Syrian Arab Republic?
Brazil, at 24.7% against 23.4% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Brazil and Syrian Arab Republic?
1.3%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Syrian Arab Republic?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Brazil ranks 108th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 110th 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

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.