Malaysia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Malaysia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 18.2% against 17.0% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 123rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 21.3% | 2.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 16.4% | 3.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 14.8% | 3.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.2% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Malaysia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Malaysia, at 18.2% against 17.0% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Malaysia ranks 123rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 124th 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.
Individual pages
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.