Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Equatorial Guinea
31.5%
in 2025
Lesotho
33.6%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
92nd
Lesotho rank
89th

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

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 33.6% against 31.5% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd and Lesotho ranks 89th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 52.4% 42.2% 10.1% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 28.7% 39.0% 10.3% Lesotho
2010s 27.7% 35.9% 8.2% Lesotho
2020s 30.7% 34.1% 3.4% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 33.6% against 31.5% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
2.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd and Lesotho ranks 89th 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.