Italy vs Malaysia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Italy
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 18.2% against 15.9% in Italy, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 123rd of 187 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 24.0% | 4.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 19.8% | 1.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 18.3% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 18.2% | 2.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Italy or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 18.2% against 15.9% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Italy and Malaysia?
- 2.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Italy ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 123rd 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.