Ecuador vs Yemen: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Ecuador
14.0%
in 2025
Yemen
14.5%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
39th
Yemen rank
37th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ecuador
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 14.5% against 14.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 11.5% | 4.8% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.3% | 4.0% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.3% | 0.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Ecuador or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 14.5% against 14.0% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Ecuador and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Yemen rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 37th 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.