Ecuador vs Eritrea: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Ecuador
- Eritrea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 60.7% against 59.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eritrea ahead.
Ecuador ranks 54th and Eritrea ranks 57th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.4% | 62.6% | 1.2% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 60.9% | 2.2% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 60.0% | 1.8% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 59.5% | 2.3% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Ecuador or Eritrea?
- Ecuador, at 60.7% against 59.0% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Ecuador and Eritrea?
- 1.7%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Eritrea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Eritrea rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 54th and Eritrea ranks 57th 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.