Cuba vs Korea: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Cuba
18.9%
in 2025
Korea
19.4%
in 2025
Cuba rank
121st
Korea rank
119th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Cuba
  • Korea
102030199120082025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 19.4% against 18.9% in Cuba, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 121st and Korea ranks 119th of 187 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 6.5% 32.9% 26.4% Korea
2000s 9.9% 29.1% 19.1% Korea
2010s 17.4% 23.8% 6.3% Korea
2020s 19.4% 20.2% 0.9% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Cuba or Korea?
Korea, at 19.4% against 18.9% in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Cuba and Korea?
0.5%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Korea rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Cuba ranks 121st and Korea ranks 119th 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

Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.