Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 53.6% against 49.1% in Nicaragua, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Guatemala ranks 62nd and Nicaragua ranks 64th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 53.0% | 5.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 52.5% | 5.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 50.5% | 3.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 49.6% | 3.1% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Guatemala, at 53.6% against 49.1% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 4.5%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 62nd and Nicaragua ranks 64th 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.