Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

Saudi Arabia
1.2%
in 2016
United Arab Emirates
0.2%
in 2016
Saudi Arabia rank
183rd
United Arab Emirates rank
186th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.2% against 0.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 5.6 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 186th of 187 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 1.8% 0.5% 1.2% Saudi Arabia
2000s 2.4% 0.5% 1.9% Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.9% 0.2% 0.7% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.2% against 0.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
1.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 186th 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".