Jordan vs Kuwait: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Jordan
3.3%
in 2025
Kuwait
1.4%
in 2025
Jordan rank
184th
Kuwait rank
186th

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

  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
0246199120082025

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 3.3% against 1.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 2.4 times Kuwait's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 184th and Kuwait ranks 186th of 187 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1990s 6.8% 1.7% 5.1% Jordan
2000s 5.6% 0.6% 5.0% Jordan
2010s 4.7% 0.6% 4.1% Jordan
2020s 3.8% 1.2% 2.6% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Jordan or Kuwait?
Jordan, at 3.3% against 1.4% in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Jordan and Kuwait?
1.9%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Kuwait?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Kuwait rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Jordan ranks 184th and Kuwait ranks 186th 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.