Panama vs Samoa: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 37.3% against 37.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
Panama ranks 82nd and Samoa ranks 80th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 43.2% | 12.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 40.8% | 10.8% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 39.3% | 6.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.6% | 0.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Panama or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 37.3% against 37.2% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Panama and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Panama ranks 82nd and Samoa ranks 80th 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.