Ecuador vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Ecuador
22.4%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
5.6%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
35th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
35th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Ecuador
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 22.4% against 5.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 16.8%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 4.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 13.0% | 14.5% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 10.4% | 12.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 7.6% | 12.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 6.3% | 16.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Ecuador or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Ecuador, at 22.4% against 5.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 16.8%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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.