Iran vs Somalia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled)
Iran
12.1%
in 2025
Somalia
13.0%
in 2025
Iran rank
56th
Somalia rank
53rd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) over time
- Iran
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 13.0% against 12.1% in Iran, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 56th and Somalia ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 19.2% | 6.2% | Iran |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 17.9% | 13.8% | Iran |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 15.3% | 5.2% | Iran |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.4% | 0.5% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Iran or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 13.0% against 12.1% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Iran and Somalia?
- 0.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Somalia rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Iran ranks 56th and Somalia ranks 53rd 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.