East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Vanuatu: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
23.8%
in 2016
Vanuatu
68.2%
in 2016
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
13th
Vanuatu rank
15th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 68.2% against 23.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 44.4%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Vanuatu ranks 15th of 25 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 15.7% 65.7% 50.0% Vanuatu
2000s 19.3% 67.2% 47.9% Vanuatu
2010s 23.0% 67.5% 44.5% Vanuatu

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 Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 68.2% 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 Vanuatu?
44.4%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Vanuatu rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Vanuatu ranks 15th 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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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".