Jordan vs United States of America: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Jordan
3.3%
in 2025
United States of America
3.8%
in 2025
Jordan rank
184th
United States of America rank
182nd

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

  • Jordan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.8% against 3.3% in Jordan, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 184th and United States of America ranks 182nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 6.8% 4.8% 2.0% Jordan
2000s 5.6% 4.3% 1.3% Jordan
2010s 4.7% 4.0% 0.7% Jordan
2020s 3.8% 3.8% 0.0% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Jordan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.8% against 3.3% in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Jordan and United States of America?
0.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and United States of America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Jordan and United States of America rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Jordan ranks 184th and United States of America ranks 182nd 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.