Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Burkina Faso
26.6%
in 2025
Tanzania
28.8%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
14th
Tanzania rank
11th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 28.8% against 26.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 33.2% | 4.4% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 31.7% | 4.6% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 30.7% | 4.0% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 29.2% | 2.4% | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 28.8% against 26.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 2.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 11th 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.