Maldives vs Nepal: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Maldives
28.1%
in 2016
Nepal
28.6%
in 2016
Maldives rank
62nd
Nepal rank
61st
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Maldives
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 28.6% against 28.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.
Maldives ranks 62nd and Nepal ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.4% | 71.1% | 26.7% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 35.3% | 7.9% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.5% | 0.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Maldives or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 28.6% against 28.1% in Maldives as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Maldives and Nepal?
- 0.5%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nepal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Maldives and Nepal rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Maldives ranks 62nd and Nepal ranks 61st 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".