Cameroon vs Middle income: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Cameroon
79.6%
in 2016
Middle income
29.4%
in 2016
Cameroon rank
6th
Middle income rank
9th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Middle income
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 79.6% against 29.4% in Middle income, a difference of 50.2%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.7 times Middle income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 9th of 187 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 24.2% | 44.5% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 26.1% | 45.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 28.3% | 51.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Cameroon or Middle income?
- Cameroon, at 79.6% against 29.4% in Middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Cameroon and Middle income?
- 50.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Cameroon and Middle income rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 9th 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".