Libya vs Palestine: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Libya
- Palestine
How they compare
Libya currently reports 23.1% against 22.9% in Palestine, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine ahead.
Libya ranks 114th and Palestine ranks 115th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 49.5% | 28.4% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 41.9% | 22.7% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 31.2% | 8.1% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 22.2% | 1.8% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Libya or Palestine?
- Libya, at 23.1% against 22.9% in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Libya and Palestine?
- 0.2%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Palestine?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Palestine rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Libya ranks 114th and Palestine ranks 115th 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.