Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Belize
4.8%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
4.1%
in 2025
Belize rank
77th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
80th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Belize
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Belize currently reports 4.8% against 4.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Belize ranks 77th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 80th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 8.5% | 4.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 6.8% | 3.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 4.4% | 0.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 0.9% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Belize, at 4.8% against 4.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.7%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Belize ranks 77th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 80th 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.