Mongolia vs Sri Lanka: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Mongolia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 40.4% against 39.0% in Mongolia, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.9% | 42.4% | 13.5% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 45.7% | 12.0% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 44.7% | 2.6% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 40.7% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Mongolia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 40.4% against 39.0% in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Mongolia and Sri Lanka?
- 1.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Sri Lanka rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Mongolia ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 76th 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.