North Korea vs North America: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- North Korea
- North America
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 63.8% against 4.6% in North America, a difference of 59.2%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 14.0 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 50th and North America ranks 47th of 187 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 5.5% | 58.3% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 5.0% | 58.9% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 4.8% | 58.5% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 4.6% | 59.4% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), North Korea or North America?
- North Korea, at 63.8% against 4.6% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between North Korea and North America?
- 59.2%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and North America rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- North Korea ranks 50th and North America ranks 47th 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.