Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs South Sudan: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 84.9% against 42.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 42.1%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and South Sudan ranks 24th of 47 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.4% | 88.4% | 37.0% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 86.7% | 37.8% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 87.5% | 40.5% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 85.6% | 40.7% | South Sudan |
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 or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 84.9% against 42.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Sudan?
- 42.1%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Sudan rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and South Sudan ranks 24th 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.