Gabon vs Samoa: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Gabon
38.6%
in 2025
Samoa
37.3%
in 2025
Gabon rank
78th
Samoa rank
80th

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

  • Gabon
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 38.6% against 37.3% in Samoa, a difference of 1.3%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 78th and Samoa ranks 80th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 65.3% 43.2% 22.1% Gabon
2000s 49.8% 40.8% 9.0% Gabon
2010s 39.8% 39.3% 0.5% Gabon
2020s 38.7% 37.6% 1.0% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Gabon or Samoa?
Gabon, at 38.6% against 37.3% in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Gabon and Samoa?
1.3%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Samoa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Samoa rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Gabon ranks 78th and Samoa ranks 80th 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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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.