Jamaica vs Mexico: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Jamaica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 31.0% against 30.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 95th and Mexico ranks 94th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 37.1% | 1.3% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 32.4% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 30.2% | 2.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 31.2% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Jamaica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 31.0% against 30.5% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Jamaica and Mexico?
- 0.5%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Mexico rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Jamaica ranks 95th and Mexico ranks 94th 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.