How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.

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.

Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)

Sierra Leone

87.5%

in 2016

Somalia

87.0%

in 2016

Sierra Leone rank

1st

Somalia rank

3rd

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

Sierra Leone
Somalia

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 87.5% against 87.0% in Somalia, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74.1%	87.4%	13.3%	Somalia
2000s	80.9%	87.1%	6.2%	Somalia
2010s	85.8%	87.0%	1.2%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Sierra Leone or Somalia?: Sierra Leone, at 87.5% against 87.0% in Somalia as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Sierra Leone and Somalia?: 0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?: Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 3rd 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: 04 September 2026

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".