Congo vs Nicaragua: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Congo
7.0%
in 2025
Nicaragua
7.9%
in 2025
Congo rank
58th
Nicaragua rank
55th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Congo
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 7.9% against 7.0% in Congo, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 58th and Nicaragua ranks 55th of 187 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 11.4% | 5.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 11.1% | 4.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 9.7% | 4.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 8.4% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Congo or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 7.9% against 7.0% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Congo and Nicaragua?
- 0.9%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Nicaragua rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Congo ranks 58th and Nicaragua ranks 55th 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.