Laos vs Myanmar: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO)
Laos
20.3%
in 2025
Myanmar
17.5%
in 2025
Laos rank
13th
Myanmar rank
16th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) over time
- Laos
- Myanmar
How they compare
Laos currently reports 20.3% against 17.5% in Myanmar, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 13th and Myanmar ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 14.5% | 13.0% | Laos |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 17.4% | 8.0% | Laos |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 17.4% | 4.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 17.5% | 3.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Laos or Myanmar?
- Laos, at 20.3% against 17.5% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Laos and Myanmar?
- 2.8%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Myanmar rank globally for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Laos ranks 13th and Myanmar ranks 16th 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.