Ecuador vs OECD members: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Ecuador
14.0%
in 2025
OECD members
1.3%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
39th
OECD members rank
41st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ecuador
- OECD members
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 14.0% against 1.3% in OECD members, a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 10.8 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 39th and OECD members ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 3.8% | 12.4% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 2.5% | 11.8% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 1.8% | 10.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 1.4% | 12.8% | 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 OECD members?
- Ecuador, at 14.0% against 1.3% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Ecuador and OECD members?
- 12.7%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and OECD members rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 39th and OECD members ranks 41st 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.