Namibia vs Tonga: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Namibia
41.7%
in 2025
Tonga
42.8%
in 2025
Namibia rank
73rd
Tonga rank
70th

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

  • Namibia
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 42.8% against 41.7% in Namibia, a difference of 1.1%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 73rd and Tonga ranks 70th of 187 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 55.1% 57.9% 2.7% Tonga
2000s 48.9% 56.4% 7.5% Tonga
2010s 41.9% 54.5% 12.6% Tonga
2020s 42.3% 45.3% 2.9% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Namibia or Tonga?
Tonga, at 42.8% against 41.7% in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Namibia and Tonga?
1.1%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tonga?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Tonga rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Namibia ranks 73rd and Tonga ranks 70th 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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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.