Solomon Islands vs Timor-Leste: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Solomon Islands
79.6%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
79.8%
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
33rd
Timor-Leste rank
32nd

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

  • Solomon Islands
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 79.8% against 79.6% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 33rd and Timor-Leste ranks 32nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1990s 79.4% 82.6% 3.2% Timor-Leste
2000s 81.2% 81.0% 0.2% Solomon Islands
2010s 79.5% 80.4% 0.8% Timor-Leste
2020s 79.6% 80.3% 0.6% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Solomon Islands or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 79.8% against 79.6% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste?
0.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Solomon Islands ranks 33rd and Timor-Leste ranks 32nd 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.