Madagascar vs South Sudan: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Madagascar
56.8%
in 2025
South Sudan
45.6%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
5th
South Sudan rank
7th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Madagascar
- South Sudan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 56.8% against 45.6% in South Sudan, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Sudan ahead.
Madagascar ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 51.8% | 1.8% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 49.7% | 3.9% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 49.2% | 10.9% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 46.4% | 11.2% | 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 South Sudan?
- Madagascar, at 56.8% against 45.6% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 11.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and South Sudan rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 7th 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.