Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled)
Afghanistan
21.9%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
21.2%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
18th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
19th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) over time
- Afghanistan
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.9% against 21.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 18.8% | 14.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 20.1% | 11.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 20.2% | 3.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 21.7% | 0.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 21.9% against 21.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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.