Estonia vs Saudi Arabia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Estonia
7.6%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
6.8%
in 2025
Estonia rank
168th
Saudi Arabia rank
170th

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

  • Estonia
  • Saudi Arabia
246810199120082025

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 7.6% against 6.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 9.0% 2.2% 6.9% Estonia
2000s 7.4% 2.3% 5.1% Estonia
2010s 7.3% 1.9% 5.3% Estonia
2020s 7.4% 6.6% 0.9% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Estonia or Saudi Arabia?
Estonia, at 7.6% against 6.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Estonia and Saudi Arabia?
0.8%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Saudi Arabia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Estonia ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th 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.