Bhutan vs Ethiopia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Bhutan
31.9%
in 2025
Ethiopia
29.6%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
8th
Ethiopia rank
10th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bhutan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 31.9% against 29.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 38.1% | 10.5% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 41.4% | 3.0% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 37.7% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 30.5% | 2.2% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Bhutan or Ethiopia?
- Bhutan, at 31.9% against 29.6% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Bhutan and Ethiopia?
- 2.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Ethiopia rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 10th 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.