Malawi vs Niger: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Malawi
57.7%
in 2016
Niger
58.5%
in 2016
Malawi rank
22nd
Niger rank
21st
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 58.5% against 57.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.4% | 51.6% | 14.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 63.8% | 2.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 56.8% | 2.3% | 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 Niger?
- Niger, at 58.5% against 57.7% in Malawi as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Malawi and Niger?
- 0.8%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Malawi ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 21st 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".