Iraq vs Somalia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Iraq
12.7%
in 2025
Somalia
13.0%
in 2025
Iraq rank
54th
Somalia rank
53rd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Iraq
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 13.0% against 12.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 54th and Somalia ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 19.2% | 3.4% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 17.9% | 11.9% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 15.3% | 7.5% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 13.4% | 0.8% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Iraq or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 13.0% against 12.7% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Iraq and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Iraq ranks 54th 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.