Eritrea vs Sudan: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Eritrea
- Sudan
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 59.0% against 56.8% in Sudan, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sudan ahead.
Eritrea ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 59th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.6% | 64.1% | 1.5% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 60.2% | 0.6% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 59.3% | 0.8% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 57.8% | 2.0% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Eritrea or Sudan?
- Eritrea, at 59.0% against 56.8% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Eritrea and Sudan?
- 2.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 59th 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.