Malaysia vs Tunisia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Malaysia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 18.2% against 15.2% in Tunisia, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tunisia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 123rd and Tunisia ranks 126th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 29.8% | 5.8% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 24.4% | 4.7% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.0% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 15.4% | 2.8% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Malaysia or Tunisia?
- Malaysia, at 18.2% against 15.2% in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Malaysia and Tunisia?
- 3.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tunisia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Tunisia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Malaysia ranks 123rd and Tunisia ranks 126th 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.