Kuwait vs Qatar: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Kuwait
1.4%
in 2025
Qatar
1.2%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
186th
Qatar rank
187th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
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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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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.