India vs Latin America & Caribbean: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- India
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
India currently reports 78.8% against 34.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 44.8%.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.8% | 37.5% | 54.3% | India |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 36.4% | 53.3% | India |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 34.2% | 49.4% | India |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 35.0% | 43.9% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), India or Latin America & Caribbean?
- India, at 78.8% against 34.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between India and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 44.8%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- India ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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.