Latvia vs Spain: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Latvia
11.5%
in 2025
Spain
11.1%
in 2025
Latvia rank
140th
Spain rank
143rd

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

  • Latvia
  • Spain
05101520199120082025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 11.5% against 11.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.

Latvia ranks 140th and Spain ranks 143rd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 13.0% 18.9% 5.9% Spain
2000s 13.1% 12.9% 0.2% Latvia
2010s 10.8% 11.6% 0.8% Spain
2020s 11.1% 11.4% 0.3% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Latvia or Spain?
Latvia, at 11.5% against 11.1% in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Latvia and Spain?
0.4%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Spain rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Latvia ranks 140th and Spain ranks 143rd 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.