Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled)
Democratic Republic of Congo
21.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
21.2%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
19th
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 21.2% against 21.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 23.6% | 4.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 24.5% | 4.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 22.9% | 2.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.4% | 0.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 21.2% against 21.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th 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.