Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

Papua New Guinea
44.3%
in 2016
Tajikistan
43.2%
in 2016
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Tajikistan rank
30th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 44.3% against 43.2% in Tajikistan, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Tajikistan ranks 30th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1990s 41.8% 21.4% 20.4% Papua New Guinea
2000s 39.6% 32.1% 7.4% Papua New Guinea
2010s 40.8% 45.6% 4.8% Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?
Papua New Guinea, at 44.3% against 43.2% in Tajikistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
1.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Tajikistan ranks 30th 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

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".