IDA only vs Nigeria: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- IDA only
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 89.5% against 79.9% in IDA only, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times IDA only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
IDA only ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.7% | 97.0% | 11.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 94.7% | 10.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 91.2% | 9.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 90.2% | 10.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), IDA only or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 89.5% against 79.9% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between IDA only and Nigeria?
- 9.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do IDA only and Nigeria rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- IDA only ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th 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
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.