Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Malawi or Mali?

Malawi, at 57.7% against 50.7% in Mali as of 2016.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?

26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.

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.

Malawi vs Mali: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

Malawi

57.7%

in 2016

Mali

50.7%

in 2016

Malawi rank

22nd

Mali rank

25th

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

Malawi
Mali

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 57.7% against 50.7% in Mali, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 22nd and Mali ranks 25th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66.4%	56.1%	10.3%	Malawi
2000s	61.1%	47.9%	13.2%	Malawi
2010s	59.1%	53.4%	5.7%	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Malawi or Mali?: Malawi, at 57.7% against 50.7% in Mali as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Malawi and Mali?: 7.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?: Malawi ranks 22nd and Mali ranks 25th 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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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: 04 September 2026

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".