Mali vs Zambia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Mali
- Zambia
How they compare
Mali currently reports 81.6% against 80.1% in Zambia, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Mali ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 93.4% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 93.8% | 2.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 88.0% | 1.7% | Mali |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 81.7% | 3.6% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Mali or Zambia?
- Mali, at 81.6% against 80.1% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Mali and Zambia?
- 1.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Mali ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 31st 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.