Papua New Guinea vs World: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)
Papua New Guinea
12.7%
in 2025
World
6.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
27th
World rank
24th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- World
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 12.7% against 6.1% in World, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.1 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and World ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 9.9% | 6.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 8.4% | 6.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 6.9% | 6.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 6.2% | 6.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Papua New Guinea or World?
- Papua New Guinea, at 12.7% against 6.1% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Papua New Guinea and World?
- 6.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and World ranks 24th 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.