El Salvador vs Paraguay: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 42.3% against 41.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Paraguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 75th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 55.6% | 3.3% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 53.4% | 3.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 45.7% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 42.8% | 1.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), El Salvador or Paraguay?
- El Salvador, at 42.3% against 41.0% in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 1.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 75th 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.