Russia vs United Arab Emirates: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Russia
5.6%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
5.2%
in 2025
Russia rank
177th
United Arab Emirates rank
178th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Russia
  • United Arab Emirates
234567199120082025

How they compare

Russia currently reports 5.6% against 5.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 177th and United Arab Emirates ranks 178th of 187 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 4.6% 1.7% 2.9% Russia
2000s 6.1% 2.1% 4.0% Russia
2010s 6.1% 2.9% 3.1% Russia
2020s 5.7% 4.6% 1.1% Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Russia or United Arab Emirates?
Russia, at 5.6% against 5.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Russia and United Arab Emirates?
0.4%, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Arab Emirates?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Russia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Russia ranks 177th and United Arab Emirates ranks 178th 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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Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.