Colombia vs El Salvador: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 42.7% against 42.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
Colombia ranks 71st and El Salvador ranks 72nd of 187 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 52.3% | 10.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 50.0% | 7.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 47.7% | 2.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 44.3% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Colombia or El Salvador?
- Colombia, at 42.7% against 42.3% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 0.4%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Colombia ranks 71st and El Salvador ranks 72nd 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.