Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Kenya
33.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
30.3%
in 2025
Kenya rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 33.6% against 30.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.7% | 31.0% | 24.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 34.9% | 13.9% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 33.2% | 3.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 30.7% | 3.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya, at 33.6% against 30.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Kenya ranks 18th 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.