Gambia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Gambia
82.3%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
81.8%
in 2025
Gambia rank
27th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
28th

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

  • Gambia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 82.3% against 81.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Gambia ranks 27th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 28th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 87.5% 93.5% 6.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 86.1% 89.5% 3.4% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 84.1% 85.1% 1.0% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 82.9% 82.4% 0.6% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Gambia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Gambia, at 82.3% against 81.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Gambia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.5%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Gambia ranks 27th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 28th 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.