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