Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Mali
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mali currently reports 38.0% against 21.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Mali ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 30.8% | 6.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 30.1% | 7.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 26.5% | 3.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 22.5% | 13.2% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mali, at 38.0% against 21.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 16.2%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Mali ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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.