European Union vs Mauritania: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- European Union
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 71.9% against 10.5% in European Union, a difference of 61.4%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 6.8 times European Union's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 75.1% | 60.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 72.7% | 59.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 71.7% | 60.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 72.5% | 61.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), European Union or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 71.9% against 10.5% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between European Union and Mauritania?
- 61.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Mauritania rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- European Union ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- 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.