Kuwait vs Qatar: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.4% against 1.2% in Qatar, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 186th and Qatar ranks 187th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 1.4% against 1.2% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Kuwait ranks 186th and Qatar ranks 187th 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.