Niger vs Sierra Leone: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Niger currently reports 95.4% against 94.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Niger ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 96.9% | 9.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 96.6% | 8.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 95.2% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.1% | 0.7% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Niger, at 95.4% against 94.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 0.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Niger ranks 2nd 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.