Afghanistan vs Nepal: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Afghanistan
68.8%
in 2025
Nepal
65.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
2nd
Nepal rank
3rd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 68.8% against 65.0% in Nepal, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Nepal ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.8% | 77.8% | 5.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 75.4% | 7.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 70.6% | 3.7% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Afghanistan or Nepal?
- Afghanistan, at 68.8% against 65.0% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 3.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Nepal ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family 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
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.