Panama vs Venezuela: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Panama
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 37.8% against 37.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 82nd and Venezuela ranks 79th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 32.4% | 2.1% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 37.9% | 7.9% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 33.5% | 1.0% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.5% | 1.2% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Panama or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 37.8% against 37.2% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Panama and Venezuela?
- 0.6%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Venezuela?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Venezuela rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Panama ranks 82nd and Venezuela ranks 79th 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.