Burundi vs Madagascar: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Burundi
37.4%
in 2025
Madagascar
39.9%
in 2025
Burundi rank
5th
Madagascar rank
4th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burundi
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 39.9% against 37.4% in Burundi, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.3% | 37.2% | 3.1% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 39.5% | 1.5% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 42.0% | 2.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 40.2% | 2.7% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Burundi or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 39.9% against 37.4% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Burundi and Madagascar?
- 2.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Madagascar rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burundi ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 4th 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.