China vs United States Virgin Islands: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

China
21.2%
in 2016
United States Virgin Islands
21.7%
in 2016
China rank
89th
United States Virgin Islands rank
87th

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

  • China
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 21.7% against 21.2% in China, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 26 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

China ranks 89th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 87th of 187 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 12.6% 22.4% 9.8% United States Virgin Islands
2000s 16.1% 21.3% 5.2% United States Virgin Islands
2010s 20.1% 21.7% 1.6% United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), China or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 21.7% against 21.2% in China as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between China and United States Virgin Islands?
0.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States Virgin Islands?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do China and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
China ranks 89th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 87th 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".