Denmark vs Hong Kong, China: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Denmark
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.7% against 4.7% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 176th and Hong Kong, China ranks 179th of 187 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 4.7% | 2.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 0.8% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Denmark or Hong Kong, China?
- Denmark, at 5.7% against 4.7% in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Denmark and Hong Kong, China?
- 1.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Hong Kong, China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Hong Kong, China rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Denmark ranks 176th and Hong Kong, China ranks 179th 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.