Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Afghanistan
21.9%
in 2025
Myanmar
23.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
18th
Myanmar rank
16th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 23.9% against 21.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Myanmar ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Myanmar ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 33.9% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 29.7% | 1.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 25.3% | 1.7% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 23.9% | 2.5% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Afghanistan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 23.9% against 21.9% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 2.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th 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, 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.