Cape Verde vs Nicaragua: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Cape Verde
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 49.1% against 47.2% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 66th and Nicaragua ranks 64th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 53.0% | 8.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 52.5% | 2.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 50.5% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 49.6% | 1.2% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Cape Verde or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 49.1% against 47.2% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Cape Verde and Nicaragua?
- 1.9%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Nicaragua rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 66th and Nicaragua ranks 64th 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.