High income vs Malawi: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
High income
7.2%
in 2016
Malawi
57.7%
in 2016
High income rank
24th
Malawi rank
22nd
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- High income
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 57.7% against 7.2% in High income, a difference of 50.5%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 8.0 times High income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 22nd of 25 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 66.4% | 58.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 61.1% | 53.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 59.1% | 51.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), High income or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 57.7% against 7.2% in High income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between High income and Malawi?
- 50.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Malawi?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do High income and Malawi rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- High income ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 22nd 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".