New Zealand vs South Africa: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 15.0% against 14.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
New Zealand ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 131st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 19.4% | 0.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 17.2% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.0% | 3.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 13.8% | 1.6% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), New Zealand or South Africa?
- New Zealand, at 15.0% against 14.7% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- New Zealand ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 131st 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.