What is the difference in number of female sole proprietors between Republic of Korea and Philippines?

35,203, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Philippines?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as Number of female sole proprietors. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Philippines: Number of female sole proprietors

Republic of Korea

537,913

in 2023

Philippines

573,116

in 2024

Republic of Korea rank

2nd

Philippines rank

1st

Number of female sole proprietors over time

Republic of Korea
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 573,116 against 537,913 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 35,203.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 2nd and Philippines ranks 1st of 78 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2010s	556,469	256,655	299,814	Republic of Korea
2020s	599,061	533,099	65,962	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of female sole proprietors, Republic of Korea or Philippines?: Philippines, at 573,116 against 537,913 in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of female sole proprietors between Republic of Korea and Philippines?: 35,203, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Philippines?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Philippines rank globally for number of female sole proprietors?: Republic of Korea ranks 2nd and Philippines ranks 1st of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as Number of female sole proprietors. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of female sole proprietors
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 78 places, 714 data points, 2014–2024
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of female sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.