Bulgaria vs Malta: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 9.7% against 8.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 155th and Malta ranks 153rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.1% | 2.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.6% | 2.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 9.4% | 0.7% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Bulgaria or Malta?
- Malta, at 9.7% against 8.9% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 155th and Malta ranks 153rd 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.