El Salvador vs Honduras: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

El Salvador
35.8%
in 2016
Honduras
37.4%
in 2016
El Salvador rank
43rd
Honduras rank
41st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 37.4% against 35.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Honduras ahead.

El Salvador ranks 43rd and Honduras ranks 41st of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Honduras Difference Ahead
1990s 38.5% 39.0% 0.5% Honduras
2000s 40.6% 39.6% 1.0% El Salvador
2010s 36.7% 41.3% 4.5% Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), El Salvador or Honduras?
Honduras, at 37.4% against 35.8% in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between El Salvador and Honduras?
1.6%, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Honduras ranks 41st 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

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".