Bhutan vs Nepal: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)
Bhutan
23.9%
in 2025
Nepal
26.8%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
7th
Nepal rank
5th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Bhutan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 26.8% against 23.9% in Bhutan, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 7th and Nepal ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 39.2% | 4.4% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 35.8% | 3.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 30.2% | 1.4% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 27.5% | 3.2% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Bhutan or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 26.8% against 23.9% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Bhutan and Nepal?
- 2.9%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Nepal rank globally for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 7th and Nepal ranks 5th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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.