Congo vs Sierra Leone: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Congo
87.0%
in 2016
Sierra Leone
87.5%
in 2016
Congo rank
2nd
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 87.5% against 87.0% in Congo, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.6% | 74.1% | 14.5% | Congo |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 80.9% | 4.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 85.8% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 87.5% against 87.0% in Congo as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Congo ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st 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".