Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Jordan
2.1%
in 2016
Saudi Arabia
1.2%
in 2016
Jordan rank
180th
Saudi Arabia rank
183rd
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Jordan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 2.1% against 1.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.8 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 180th and Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd of 187 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.1% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1.0% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Jordan or Saudi Arabia?
- Jordan, at 2.1% against 1.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Jordan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.9%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Saudi Arabia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Jordan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Jordan ranks 180th and Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd 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".