Italy vs Switzerland: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 15.9% against 15.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 128th of 187 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 15.9% | 4.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 13.9% | 4.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 12.9% | 3.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.0% | 1.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Italy or Switzerland?
- Italy, at 15.9% against 15.1% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.8%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Italy ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 128th 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.