East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Guinea-Bissau: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 74.1% against 23.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 50.3%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 3.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th of 25 groups.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 81.0% | 65.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 70.4% | 51.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 72.7% | 49.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 74.1% against 23.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Guinea-Bissau?
- 50.3%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Guinea-Bissau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th of 25 groups.
- 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".