Russian Federation vs Sweden: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Russian Federation
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6.3% against 5.6% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 174th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 6.3% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 0.0% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 6.4% | 0.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Russian Federation or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6.3% against 5.6% in Russian Federation as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Russian Federation and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Russian Federation and Sweden rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Russian Federation ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 174th 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.