Upper middle income vs Zimbabwe: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment)
Upper middle income
20.3%
in 2016
Zimbabwe
66.2%
in 2016
Upper middle income rank
15th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Upper middle income
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 66.2% against 20.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 45.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Upper middle income ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 25 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 57.4% | 43.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 70.5% | 53.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 65.5% | 46.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher own-account workers, female (% of female employment), Upper middle income or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 66.2% against 20.3% in Upper middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in own-account workers, female (% of female employment) between Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 45.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Upper middle income and Zimbabwe rank globally for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 25 groups.
- 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".