Bhutan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)
Bhutan
23.9%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
12.9%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Bhutan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 23.9% against 12.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 14.6% | 29.0% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 14.3% | 24.6% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 13.1% | 15.7% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 13.2% | 11.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Bhutan or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bhutan, at 23.9% against 12.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 11.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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.