Benin vs Upper middle income: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Benin
26.4%
in 2025
Upper middle income
11.9%
in 2025
Benin rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
29th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Benin
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Benin currently reports 26.4% against 11.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 187 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 30.0% | 3.0% | Benin |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 23.6% | 7.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 17.0% | 11.7% | Benin |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 13.0% | 14.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Benin or Upper middle income?
- Benin, at 26.4% against 11.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Benin and Upper middle income?
- 14.5%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Upper middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Benin ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 29th 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.