Malawi vs Uganda: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Malawi
57.7%
in 2016
Uganda
60.7%
in 2016
Malawi rank
22nd
Uganda rank
19th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 60.7% against 57.7% in Malawi, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.4% | 79.8% | 13.4% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 54.6% | 6.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 62.8% | 3.7% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 60.7% against 57.7% in Malawi as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Malawi and Uganda?
- 3.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Malawi ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 19th 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".