Portugal vs Spain: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 11.3% against 11.1% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 142nd and Spain ranks 143rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 18.9% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 12.9% | 5.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.6% | 1.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 0.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 11.3% against 11.1% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Portugal ranks 142nd and Spain ranks 143rd 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.