Congo vs Sri Lanka: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Congo
7.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6.2%
in 2025
Congo rank
58th
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Congo
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Congo currently reports 7.0% against 6.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Congo ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 11.5% | 5.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 11.4% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 8.6% | 3.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 0.6% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Congo or Sri Lanka?
- Congo, at 7.0% against 6.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 0.8%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Sri Lanka rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Congo ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st 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.