Korea vs Suriname: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Korea
19.4%
in 2025
Suriname
20.7%
in 2025
Korea rank
119th
Suriname rank
118th

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

  • Korea
  • Suriname
101520253035199120082025

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 20.7% against 19.4% in Korea, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 119th and Suriname ranks 118th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 32.9% 13.6% 19.3% Korea
2000s 29.1% 14.4% 14.7% Korea
2010s 23.8% 19.7% 4.0% Korea
2020s 20.2% 21.1% 0.9% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Korea or Suriname?
Suriname, at 20.7% against 19.4% in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Korea and Suriname?
1.3%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Suriname?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Korea and Suriname rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Korea ranks 119th and Suriname ranks 118th 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.