Cuba vs Malaysia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 18.9% against 18.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malaysia ahead.
Cuba ranks 121st and Malaysia ranks 123rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 24.0% | 17.5% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 19.8% | 9.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 18.3% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.2% | 1.2% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Cuba or Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 18.9% against 18.2% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.7%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Cuba ranks 121st and Malaysia ranks 123rd 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.