Euro area vs Lesotho: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Euro area
7.5%
in 2016
Lesotho
48.1%
in 2016
Euro area rank
23rd
Lesotho rank
26th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Euro area
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 48.1% against 7.5% in Euro area, a difference of 40.6%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 6.4 times Euro area's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 26th of 25 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 49.6% | 42.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 48.5% | 41.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 48.0% | 40.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Euro area or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 48.1% against 7.5% in Euro area as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Euro area and Lesotho?
- 40.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Lesotho?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Euro area and Lesotho rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Euro area ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 26th 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".