China vs Lesotho: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- China
- Lesotho
How they compare
China currently reports 35.4% against 33.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 89th of 187 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.9% | 42.2% | 13.6% | China |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 39.0% | 9.6% | China |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 35.9% | 4.4% | China |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 34.1% | 2.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), China or Lesotho?
- China, at 35.4% against 33.6% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between China and Lesotho?
- 1.8%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do China and Lesotho rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- China ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 89th 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.