Angola leads the list of countries with the most women entrepreneurs in the world

A new survey recently carried out by Taiwanplus, which was based on data analyzed from sources such as the World Bank, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and the International Labor Organization, places Angola as the country with the highest percentage of women entrepreneurs in the world.

According to research that outlined countries leading the way for women entrepreneurs on the global stage, Angola emerged as the leading country in the percentage of women who own or manage businesses with (35%), followed by Guatemala (24.9% ) and Burkina Faso (21.2%).

The survey also revealed that the percentage of African women who are not afraid to start a business, despite fear of failure, was highest in Egypt (62.5%), followed by Angola (61.2%) and Morocco (57 .8%).

About 274 million women are reportedly active in business launches around the world and an additional 139 million own or manage existing businesses. However, the gender gap in business remains pervasive despite the great work of millions of women entrepreneurs around the world.