Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Nepal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 94.8% against 90.8% in Nepal, a difference of 4.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.1% | 96.9% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 96.6% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 95.2% | 2.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 95.1% | 3.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Nepal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 94.8% against 90.8% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 4.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Nepal ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd 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.