Haiti vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Haiti
85.0%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
51.2%
in 2025
Haiti rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
21st

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

  • Haiti
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 85.0% against 51.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 33.8%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st of 187 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 85.4% 56.9% 28.4% Haiti
2000s 84.8% 54.2% 30.6% Haiti
2010s 84.0% 53.6% 30.4% Haiti
2020s 85.1% 52.5% 32.6% Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Haiti or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Haiti, at 85.0% against 51.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
33.8%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Haiti ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st 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.