How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Puerto Rico?

26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.

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.

Cyprus vs Puerto Rico: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

Cyprus

8.4%

in 2016

Puerto Rico

8.5%

in 2016

Cyprus rank

145th

Puerto Rico rank

143rd

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

Cyprus
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 8.5% against 8.4% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 145th and Puerto Rico ranks 143rd of 187 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.4%	5.5%	3.9%	Cyprus
2000s	8.5%	7.1%	1.5%	Cyprus
2010s	8.5%	8.0%	0.5%	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Cyprus or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 8.5% against 8.4% in Cyprus as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Cyprus and Puerto Rico?: 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Puerto Rico?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Cyprus and Puerto Rico rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?: Cyprus ranks 145th and Puerto Rico ranks 143rd 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: 18 September 2026

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".