Bulgaria vs Latvia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Bulgaria
6.0%
in 2016
Latvia
6.8%
in 2016
Bulgaria rank
159th
Latvia rank
156th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 6.8% against 6.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 159th and Latvia ranks 156th of 187 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 6.3% | 1.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.4% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 6.8% against 6.0% in Bulgaria as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.8%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 159th and Latvia ranks 156th 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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About this data
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".