Small states vs East Timor: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Small states
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 79.8% against 32.4% in Small states, a difference of 47.4%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 2.5 times Small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 34th and East Timor ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 82.6% | 48.5% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 81.0% | 48.0% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 80.4% | 47.5% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 80.3% | 47.5% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Small states or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 79.8% against 32.4% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Small states and East Timor?
- 47.4%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Small states and East Timor rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Small states ranks 34th and East Timor ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
- 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.