India vs Papua New Guinea: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
India
31.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
30.3%
in 2025
India rank
20th
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
India currently reports 31.6% against 30.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was India ahead.
India ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 31.0% | 5.0% | India |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 34.9% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 33.2% | 2.2% | India |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 30.7% | 3.0% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), India or Papua New Guinea?
- India, at 31.6% against 30.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.3%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- India ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st 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.