Somalia vs South Asia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Somalia
87.0%
in 2016
South Asia
47.2%
in 2016
Somalia rank
3rd
South Asia rank
1st
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Somalia
- South Asia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 87.0% against 47.2% in South Asia, a difference of 39.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.8 times South Asia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.4% | 52.4% | 34.9% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 45.0% | 42.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 45.8% | 41.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Somalia or South Asia?
- Somalia, at 87.0% against 47.2% in South Asia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Somalia and South Asia?
- 39.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Somalia and South Asia rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 1st 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".