Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Cape Verde
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 47.2% against 44.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 66th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th of 187 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 52.4% | 8.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 48.7% | 6.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 45.0% | 5.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 44.8% | 3.6% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cape Verde, at 47.2% against 44.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.8%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 66th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th 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.