Nepal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Nepal
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 90.8% against 83.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.1% | 87.5% | 8.5% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 86.1% | 8.8% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 84.2% | 8.8% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 83.5% | 7.9% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Nepal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nepal, at 90.8% against 83.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Nepal ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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.