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