Cameroon vs Somalia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Cameroon
79.6%
in 2016
Somalia
87.0%
in 2016
Cameroon rank
6th
Somalia rank
3rd
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 87.0% against 79.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 87.4% | 18.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 87.1% | 15.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 87.0% | 7.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Cameroon or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 87.0% against 79.6% in Cameroon as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Cameroon and Somalia?
- 7.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Somalia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Cameroon and Somalia rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd 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".