Gambia vs IBRD only: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Gambia
- IBRD only
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 82.3% against 44.6% in IBRD only, a difference of 37.7%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.8 times IBRD only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 27th and IBRD only ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.5% | 56.4% | 31.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 52.6% | 33.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 45.8% | 38.3% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 44.5% | 38.4% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Gambia or IBRD only?
- Gambia, at 82.3% against 44.6% in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Gambia and IBRD only?
- 37.7%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and IBRD only?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and IBRD only rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Gambia ranks 27th and IBRD only ranks 24th 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.