Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: Own-account workers, total

Bahrain
1.5%
in 2016
United Arab Emirates
0.3%
in 2016
Bahrain rank
185th
United Arab Emirates rank
186th

Own-account workers, total over time

  • Bahrain
  • United Arab Emirates
0123199120032016

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 1.5% against 0.3% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 4.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 185th and United Arab Emirates ranks 186th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 1.9% 1.6% 0.3% Bahrain
2000s 1.6% 1.5% 0.1% Bahrain
2010s 1.4% 0.3% 1.1% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher own-account workers, total, Bahrain or United Arab Emirates?
Bahrain, at 1.5% against 0.3% in United Arab Emirates as of 2016.
What is the difference in own-account workers, total between Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
1.2%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Bahrain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for own-account workers, total?
Bahrain ranks 185th and United Arab Emirates ranks 186th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Own-account workers, total (% of total employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: Own-account workers, total. Statizoid. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/own-account-workers-total-percent-of-total-employment/bahrain/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/own-account-workers-total-percent-of-total-employment/bahrain/united-arab-emirates/">Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates: Own-account workers, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Own-account workers, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,537 data points, 1991–2016
Last refreshed