Gambia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Gambia
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 82.3% against 42.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 39.5%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.5% | 51.4% | 36.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 48.8% | 37.3% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 47.0% | 37.0% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 44.3% | 38.7% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Gambia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gambia, at 82.3% against 42.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 39.5%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Gambia ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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.