Sub-Saharan Africa vs East Timor: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)
Sub-Saharan Africa
12.9%
in 2025
East Timor
28.7%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
East Timor rank
3rd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 28.7% against 12.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and East Timor ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 36.6% | 22.0% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 33.2% | 18.9% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 28.4% | 15.3% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 28.1% | 14.9% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Sub-Saharan Africa or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 28.7% against 12.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
- 15.8%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor rank globally for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and East Timor ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- 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.