Sao Tome and Principe vs Tonga: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Sao Tome and Principe
4.2%
in 2025
Tonga
4.6%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
93rd
Tonga rank
92nd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 4.6% against 4.2% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 93rd and Tonga ranks 92nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.7% | 1.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 6.6% | 1.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 5.0% | 0.7% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 4.6% against 4.2% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 0.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 93rd and Tonga ranks 92nd 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.