Cameroon vs Kenya: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 78.1% against 74.0% in Kenya, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.9% | 81.6% | 11.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 78.3% | 12.8% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 73.3% | 12.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 74.3% | 4.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Cameroon or Kenya?
- Cameroon, at 78.1% against 74.0% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 4.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 38th 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.