Madagascar vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)

Madagascar
56.8%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
32.1%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
2nd

Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Madagascar
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 56.8% against 32.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 24.7%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 187 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 50.0% 40.2% 9.8% Madagascar
2000s 53.6% 36.7% 16.9% Madagascar
2010s 60.1% 34.6% 25.4% Madagascar
2020s 57.4% 33.3% 24.1% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Madagascar or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Madagascar, at 56.8% against 32.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
24.7%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
Madagascar ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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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Madagascar vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment). Statizoid, drawing on ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/contributing-family-workers-female-percent-of-female-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/madagascar/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-excluding-high-income/

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Indicator
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.