Congo vs Nigeria: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Congo
- Nigeria
How they compare
Congo currently reports 90.1% against 89.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.
Congo ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.0% | 97.0% | 4.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 94.7% | 2.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 91.2% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 90.2% | 0.1% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Congo or Nigeria?
- Congo, at 90.1% against 89.5% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Congo and Nigeria?
- 0.6%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Congo ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th 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.