Cape Verde vs Liberia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Cape Verde
8.7%
in 2025
Liberia
8.4%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
51st
Liberia rank
53rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cape Verde
- Liberia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 8.7% against 8.4% in Liberia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 51st and Liberia ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 12.8% | 9.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 11.5% | 3.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.1% | 2.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.8% | 0.9% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Cape Verde or Liberia?
- Cape Verde, at 8.7% against 8.4% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Cape Verde and Liberia?
- 0.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Liberia rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 51st and Liberia ranks 53rd 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.