Liberia vs Timor-Leste: Share of female employment by economic sector
Liberia
44.4%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
46.7%
in 2025
Liberia rank
36th
Timor-Leste rank
33rd
Share of female employment by economic sector over time
- Liberia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 46.7% against 44.4% in Liberia, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Liberia ranks 36th and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 58.1% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 53.6% | 3.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 48.4% | 4.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 46.3% | 0.5% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of female employment by economic sector, Liberia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 46.7% against 44.4% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of female employment by economic sector between Liberia and Timor-Leste?
- 2.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of female employment by economic sector?
- Liberia ranks 36th and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of female employment by economic sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.