Mauritania vs Nigeria: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Mauritania
10.8%
in 2025
Nigeria
10.1%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
60th
Nigeria rank
61st
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 10.8% against 10.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 60th and Nigeria ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 17.2% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.7% | 2.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.1% | 2.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Mauritania, at 10.8% against 10.1% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Mauritania ranks 60th and Nigeria ranks 61st 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.