Malawi vs Panama: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Malawi
6.1%
in 2025
Panama
6.9%
in 2025
Malawi rank
79th
Panama rank
76th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Malawi
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 6.9% against 6.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 79th and Panama ranks 76th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 6.9% | 2.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 7.0% | 0.6% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Malawi or Panama?
- Panama, at 6.9% against 6.1% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Malawi and Panama?
- 0.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Panama rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Malawi ranks 79th and Panama ranks 76th 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.