North America vs Sri Lanka: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
North America
0.1%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
14.4%
in 2025
North America rank
47th
Sri Lanka rank
49th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- North America
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 14.4% against 0.1% in North America, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 118.0 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 47 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 23.1% | 22.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 24.8% | 24.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 19.7% | 19.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 14.8% | 14.7% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), North America or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 14.4% against 0.1% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between North America and Sri Lanka?
- 14.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North America and Sri Lanka rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- North America ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 47 groups.
- 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.