Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

Barbados
11.2%
in 2016
Trinidad and Tobago
11.0%
in 2016
Barbados rank
121st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
124th

Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Barbados
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 11.2% against 11.0% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Barbados ranks 121st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 124th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1990s 8.8% 14.1% 5.3% Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 10.1% 11.9% 1.8% Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 11.2% 11.0% 0.2% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago?
Barbados, at 11.2% against 11.0% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
Barbados ranks 121st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,537 data points, 1991–2016
Last refreshed

Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".