Guatemala vs Thailand: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Guatemala
53.6%
in 2025
Thailand
49.8%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
62nd
Thailand rank
63rd

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

  • Guatemala
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 53.6% against 49.8% in Thailand, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Thailand ahead.

Guatemala ranks 62nd and Thailand ranks 63rd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 47.9% 68.0% 20.1% Thailand
2000s 47.5% 59.8% 12.3% Thailand
2010s 46.6% 54.5% 7.9% Thailand
2020s 52.6% 51.0% 1.6% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Guatemala or Thailand?
Guatemala, at 53.6% against 49.8% in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Guatemala and Thailand?
3.8%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Thailand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Thailand rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Guatemala ranks 62nd and Thailand ranks 63rd 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

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.