Egypt vs Mexico: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Egypt
30.3%
in 2025
Mexico
31.0%
in 2025
Egypt rank
97th
Mexico rank
94th

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

  • Egypt
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 31.0% against 30.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 97th and Mexico ranks 94th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 39.3% 37.1% 2.2% Egypt
2000s 36.6% 32.4% 4.2% Egypt
2010s 34.5% 30.2% 4.3% Egypt
2020s 31.3% 31.2% 0.1% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Egypt or Mexico?
Mexico, at 31.0% against 30.3% in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Egypt and Mexico?
0.7%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Egypt ranks 97th and Mexico ranks 94th 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.