Guinea-Bissau vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Guinea-Bissau
23.8%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
5.6%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
35th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 23.8% against 5.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 18.2%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 4.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 13.0% | 16.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 10.4% | 17.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 7.6% | 19.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 6.3% | 18.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Guinea-Bissau or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 23.8% 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 Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 18.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd 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.