Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Papua New Guinea: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 85.5% against 51.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 34.3%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 88.5% | 31.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 88.3% | 34.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 86.8% | 33.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 85.9% | 33.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 85.5% against 51.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Papua New Guinea?
- 34.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 47 groups.
- 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.