Guinea-Bissau vs IBRD only: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- IBRD only
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 85.5% against 44.6% in IBRD only, a difference of 40.9%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.9 times IBRD only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st and IBRD only ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.7% | 56.4% | 32.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 52.6% | 35.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 45.8% | 40.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 44.5% | 41.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Guinea-Bissau or IBRD only?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 85.5% against 44.6% in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Guinea-Bissau and IBRD only?
- 40.9%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and IBRD only?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and IBRD only rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 21st 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.