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
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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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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".