Madagascar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Madagascar
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 90.6% against 83.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Madagascar ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 87.5% | 1.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 86.1% | 2.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 84.2% | 7.7% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 83.5% | 7.6% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Madagascar, at 90.6% against 83.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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.