Cape Verde vs Nigeria: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Cape Verde
8.7%
in 2025
Nigeria
9.9%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
51st
Nigeria rank
48th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Cape Verde
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 9.9% against 8.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 48th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 16.0% | 5.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.8% | 1.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.5% | 0.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 10.2% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 9.9% against 8.7% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 1.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Nigeria rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 48th 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.