Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Samoa: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Iran, Islamic Republic of
37.0%
in 2025
Samoa
37.3%
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
83rd
Samoa rank
80th

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

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 37.3% against 37.0% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 83rd and Samoa ranks 80th of 187 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 49.4% 43.2% 6.2% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 54.4% 40.8% 13.6% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 45.4% 39.3% 6.1% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 38.5% 37.6% 0.8% Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Iran, Islamic Republic of or Samoa?
Samoa, at 37.3% against 37.0% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Samoa?
0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Samoa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Samoa rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 83rd and Samoa ranks 80th 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.