Nigeria vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Nigeria
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 89.5% against 76.8% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 14th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.0% | 90.7% | 6.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 88.6% | 6.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 81.6% | 9.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 76.8% | 13.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Nigeria or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Nigeria, at 89.5% against 76.8% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Nigeria and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 12.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Nigeria ranks 14th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 13th 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.