Burkina Faso vs Laos: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled)
Burkina Faso
26.6%
in 2025
Laos
22.3%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
14th
Laos rank
17th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Laos
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 26.6% against 22.3% in Laos, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Laos ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Laos ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 35.7% | 7.0% | Laos |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 31.4% | 4.3% | Laos |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 26.0% | 0.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 22.7% | 4.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Burkina Faso or Laos?
- Burkina Faso, at 26.6% against 22.3% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and Laos?
- 4.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Laos rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Laos ranks 17th 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.