Hong Kong vs Russia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Hong Kong
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 5.6% against 4.7% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 179th and Russia ranks 177th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 6.1% | 0.5% | Russia |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Russia |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.7% | 0.7% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Hong Kong or Russia?
- Russia, at 5.6% against 4.7% in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Hong Kong and Russia?
- 0.9%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Russia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Russia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Hong Kong ranks 179th and Russia ranks 177th 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.