Gambia vs Niger: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Gambia
63.3%
in 2016
Niger
58.5%
in 2016
Gambia rank
18th
Niger rank
21st
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Gambia
- Niger
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 63.3% against 58.5% in Niger, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 18th and Niger ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.3% | 51.6% | 7.7% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 63.8% | 7.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 56.8% | 12.2% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Gambia or Niger?
- Gambia, at 63.3% against 58.5% in Niger as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Gambia and Niger?
- 4.8%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Niger?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Gambia and Niger rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Gambia ranks 18th and Niger ranks 21st 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".