North America vs Somalia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- North America
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 66.4% against 4.6% in North America, a difference of 61.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 14.6 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 47th and Somalia ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 70.3% | 64.9% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 69.2% | 64.2% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 66.9% | 62.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 66.7% | 62.0% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), North America or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 66.4% against 4.6% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between North America and Somalia?
- 61.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North America and Somalia rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- North America ranks 47th and Somalia ranks 46th of 47 groups.
- 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.