Burkina Faso vs El Salvador: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Burkina Faso
34.1%
in 2016
El Salvador
35.8%
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
46th
El Salvador rank
43rd
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 35.8% against 34.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 46th and El Salvador ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 38.5% | 5.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 40.6% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 36.7% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Burkina Faso or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 35.8% against 34.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
- 1.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Burkina Faso and El Salvador rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th and El Salvador ranks 43rd 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".