Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Afghanistan
21.9%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
21.2%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.9% against 21.2% in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 23.6% | 9.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 24.5% | 6.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.9% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 21.4% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Afghanistan, at 21.9% against 21.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th 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.