Japan vs Slovakia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Japan
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 7.9% against 7.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 169th and Slovakia ranks 166th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 5.5% | 14.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 6.6% | 7.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.3% | 0.3% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Japan or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 7.9% against 7.5% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Japan and Slovakia?
- 0.4%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Slovakia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Slovakia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Japan ranks 169th and Slovakia ranks 166th 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.