Least developed countries vs Madagascar: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Least developed countries
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 90.6% against 82.1% in Least developed countries, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.3% | 86.6% | 1.7% | Least developed countries |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 88.4% | 1.4% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 91.9% | 7.7% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 91.1% | 8.8% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Least developed countries or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 90.6% against 82.1% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Least developed countries and Madagascar?
- 8.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries and Madagascar rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Least developed countries ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- 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.