East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Papua New Guinea: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 21.2% against 9.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 23.6% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 24.5% | 7.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 22.9% | 10.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 21.4% | 11.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 21.2% against 9.6% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
- 11.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 47 groups.
- 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.