South Asia vs Tanzania: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- South Asia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 90.6% against 76.8% in South Asia, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
South Asia ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Asia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.7% | 95.8% | 5.1% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 94.4% | 5.9% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 92.3% | 10.7% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 91.0% | 14.3% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), South Asia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 90.6% against 76.8% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between South Asia and Tanzania?
- 13.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Asia and Tanzania rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- South Asia ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 10th 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.