Benin vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Benin
20.2%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
9.5%
in 2025
Benin rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Benin
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Benin currently reports 20.2% against 9.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 14.7% | 8.4% | Benin |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 13.8% | 8.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 11.2% | 10.0% | Benin |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 9.8% | 10.9% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Benin or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Benin, at 20.2% against 9.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 10.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Benin ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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.