Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Liberia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
26.5%
in 2016
Liberia
69.9%
in 2016
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
10th
Liberia rank
13th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 69.9% against 26.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 43.4%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 13th of 25 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Liberia Difference Ahead
1990s 26.8% 67.6% 40.8% Liberia
2000s 25.6% 70.0% 44.4% Liberia
2010s 25.7% 67.0% 41.3% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Liberia?
Liberia, at 69.9% against 26.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Liberia?
43.4%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Liberia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Liberia rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 13th 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".