What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Dominican Republic and Venezuela?

0.6%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Venezuela?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Venezuela: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

Dominican Republic

26.4%

in 2016

Venezuela

25.8%

in 2016

Dominican Republic rank

70th

Venezuela rank

71st

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

Dominican Republic
Venezuela

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 26.4% against 25.8% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 70th and Venezuela ranks 71st of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.0%	24.8%	3.2%	Dominican Republic
2000s	26.6%	25.4%	1.2%	Dominican Republic
2010s	27.4%	24.6%	2.8%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Dominican Republic or Venezuela?: Dominican Republic, at 26.4% against 25.8% in Venezuela as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Dominican Republic and Venezuela?: 0.6%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Venezuela?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Dominican Republic and Venezuela rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?: Dominican Republic ranks 70th and Venezuela ranks 71st 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: 04 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".