Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Share of female business owners
Afghanistan
2.0%
in 2018
Bangladesh
3.9%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
72nd
Bangladesh rank
71st
Share of female business owners over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.9% against 2.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.9 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 72nd and Bangladesh ranks 71st of 72 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of female business owners, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 3.9% against 2.0% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of female business owners between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 1.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for share of female business owners?
- Afghanistan ranks 72nd and Bangladesh ranks 71st of 72 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 Share of female business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of female business is the proportion of female newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.