Japan vs Slovakia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Japan
7.5%
in 2025
Slovakia
7.9%
in 2025
Japan rank
169th
Slovakia rank
166th

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

  • Japan
  • Slovakia
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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

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.