El Salvador vs Mexico: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
El Salvador
4.9%
in 2025
Mexico
5.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
86th
Mexico rank
84th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 5.3% against 4.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 86th and Mexico ranks 84th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 15.8% | 6.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 10.0% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 5.3% against 4.9% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.4%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 86th and Mexico ranks 84th 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.