Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Zambia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Zambia
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 81.8% against 80.1% in Zambia, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5% | 93.4% | 0.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 93.8% | 4.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 88.0% | 2.9% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 81.7% | 0.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Lao People's Democratic Republic or Zambia?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 81.8% against 80.1% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zambia?
- 1.7%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zambia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 31st 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.