Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 44.4% against 44.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 68th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 52.4% | 2.7% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 48.7% | 3.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 45.0% | 4.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 44.8% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 44.4% against 44.1% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Rwanda ranks 68th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 67th 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.