Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Sierra Leone: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
43.4%
in 2016
Sierra Leone
87.5%
in 2016
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
1st

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 87.5% against 43.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 44.1%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.0 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 25 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 55.6% 74.1% 18.5% Sierra Leone
2000s 48.6% 80.9% 32.3% Sierra Leone
2010s 45.3% 85.8% 40.6% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 87.5% against 43.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sierra Leone?
44.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sierra Leone?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sierra Leone rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 1st 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".