Costa Rica vs Libya: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Libya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 23.3% against 23.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 113th and Libya ranks 114th of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 21.1% | 9.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 19.2% | 10.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 23.0% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.7% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Costa Rica or Libya?
- Costa Rica, at 23.3% against 23.1% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Costa Rica and Libya?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Libya rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th and Libya ranks 114th 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.