Egypt vs Syria: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Egypt
8.4%
in 2016
Syria
7.8%
in 2016
Egypt rank
146th
Syria rank
149th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.4% against 7.8% in Syria, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 146th and Syria ranks 149th of 187 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 9.8% | 2.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.3% | 2.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Egypt or Syria?
- Egypt, at 8.4% against 7.8% in Syria as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Egypt and Syria?
- 0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Egypt ranks 146th and Syria ranks 149th 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".