Low income vs Somalia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Low income
39.1%
in 2016
Somalia
87.0%
in 2016
Low income rank
6th
Somalia rank
3rd
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Low income
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 87.0% against 39.1% in Low income, a difference of 47.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.2 times Low income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 25 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 87.4% | 36.1% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 87.1% | 43.8% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 87.0% | 46.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Low income or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 87.0% against 39.1% in Low income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Low income and Somalia?
- 47.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Somalia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Low income and Somalia rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Low income ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd 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".