Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 86.7% against 85.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.0% | 88.7% | 3.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 87.8% | 4.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 86.7% | 3.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 85.9% | 1.6% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Ethiopia, at 86.7% against 85.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st 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.