North Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
North Korea
28.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
30.3%
in 2025
North Korea rank
24th
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- North Korea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 30.3% against 28.1% in North Korea, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 31.0% | 2.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 34.9% | 6.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 33.2% | 5.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 30.7% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), North Korea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 30.3% against 28.1% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between North Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- North Korea ranks 24th 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.