Myanmar vs Somalia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Myanmar
65.2%
in 2025
Somalia
66.4%
in 2025
Myanmar rank
49th
Somalia rank
46th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Myanmar
  • Somalia
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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

Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.