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