Estonia vs Japan: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 7.6% against 7.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Estonia ranks 168th and Japan ranks 169th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 20.3% | 11.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 14.0% | 6.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 9.5% | 2.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 8.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Estonia or Japan?
- Estonia, at 7.6% against 7.5% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Estonia and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Estonia ranks 168th and Japan ranks 169th 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.