Myanmar vs Somalia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Myanmar
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 66.4% against 65.2% in Myanmar, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 46th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.2% | 70.3% | 8.9% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 69.2% | 4.1% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 66.9% | 1.0% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 66.7% | 1.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Myanmar or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 66.4% against 65.2% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Myanmar and Somalia?
- 1.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Myanmar ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 46th 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.