Sri Lanka vs Yemen: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Sri Lanka
24.0%
in 2016
Yemen
25.2%
in 2016
Sri Lanka rank
77th
Yemen rank
74th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 25.2% against 24.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 77th and Yemen ranks 74th of 187 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 36.2% | 19.9% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 24.8% | 4.6% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 26.3% | 2.7% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Sri Lanka or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 25.2% against 24.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Sri Lanka and Yemen?
- 1.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Yemen?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Sri Lanka and Yemen rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 77th and Yemen ranks 74th 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".