Senegal vs Zambia: Share of female sole proprietors
Senegal
31.7%
in 2024
Zambia
32.8%
in 2024
Senegal rank
56th
Zambia rank
54th
Share of female sole proprietors over time
- Senegal
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 32.8% against 31.7% in Senegal, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Zambia ahead.
Senegal ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 54th of 78 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.6% | 29.2% | 2.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 33.6% | 4.8% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of female sole proprietors, Senegal or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 32.8% against 31.7% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of female sole proprietors between Senegal and Zambia?
- 1.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zambia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Zambia rank globally for share of female sole proprietors?
- Senegal ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 54th 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 Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of female sole proprietors is the proportion of female newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy 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.