Japan vs Norway: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Japan
4.0%
in 2016
Norway
3.5%
in 2016
Japan rank
176th
Norway rank
177th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.0% against 3.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 176th and Norway ranks 177th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 3.8% | 5.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 1.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 4.0% against 3.5% in Norway as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Japan and Norway?
- 0.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Japan ranks 176th and Norway ranks 177th 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".