Ecuador vs Republic of Moldova: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Ecuador
60.7%
in 2025
Republic of Moldova
59.5%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
54th
Republic of Moldova rank
56th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Republic of Moldova
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 60.7% against 59.5% in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 54th and Republic of Moldova ranks 56th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Republic of Moldova Difference Ahead
1990s 61.4% 31.1% 30.4% Ecuador
2000s 58.7% 45.7% 13.0% Ecuador
2010s 58.2% 58.8% 0.6% Republic of Moldova
2020s 61.8% 59.7% 2.1% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Ecuador or Republic of Moldova?
Ecuador, at 60.7% against 59.5% in Republic of Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Ecuador and Republic of Moldova?
1.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Republic of Moldova?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Republic of Moldova rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Ecuador ranks 54th and Republic of Moldova ranks 56th 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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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.