Mauritania vs Mozambique: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Mauritania
43.0%
in 2016
Mozambique
40.4%
in 2016
Mauritania rank
31st
Mozambique rank
34th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 43.0% against 40.4% in Mozambique, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 31st and Mozambique ranks 34th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 48.3% | 7.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 39.6% | 7.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 43.3% | 10.3% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mauritania, at 43.0% against 40.4% in Mozambique as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 2.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Mauritania ranks 31st and Mozambique ranks 34th 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".