High income vs Somalia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

High income
8.7%
in 2025
Somalia
66.4%
in 2025
High income rank
45th
Somalia rank
46th

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

  • High income
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 66.4% against 8.7% in High income, a difference of 57.7%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 7.7 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 46th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 11.9% 70.3% 58.4% Somalia
2000s 10.5% 69.2% 58.7% Somalia
2010s 9.4% 66.9% 57.5% Somalia
2020s 8.9% 66.7% 57.8% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), High income or Somalia?
Somalia, at 66.4% against 8.7% in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between High income and Somalia?
57.7%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do High income and Somalia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
High income ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 46th of 47 groups.
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.