Ecuador vs Europe & Central Asia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Ecuador
14.0%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
1.8%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
39th
Europe & Central Asia rank
39th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ecuador
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 14.0% against 1.8% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 7.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 4.8% | 11.5% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 3.6% | 10.7% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 2.7% | 9.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 2.0% | 12.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Ecuador or Europe & Central Asia?
- Ecuador, at 14.0% against 1.8% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia?
- 12.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th 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.