Rwanda vs Tonga: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Rwanda
- Tonga
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 44.1% against 42.8% in Tonga, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tonga ahead.
Rwanda ranks 68th and Tonga ranks 70th of 187 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 57.9% | 2.8% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 56.4% | 4.3% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 54.5% | 5.4% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 45.3% | 0.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Rwanda or Tonga?
- Rwanda, at 44.1% against 42.8% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Rwanda and Tonga?
- 1.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Tonga rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Rwanda ranks 68th and Tonga ranks 70th 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.