Eritrea vs High income: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Eritrea
11.9%
in 2025
High income
0.6%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
44th
High income rank
43rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Eritrea
- High income
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 11.9% against 0.6% in High income, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 18.4 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 44th and High income ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 2.4% | 11.4% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 1.6% | 11.3% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 1.0% | 11.9% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 0.7% | 11.5% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Eritrea or High income?
- Eritrea, at 11.9% against 0.6% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Eritrea and High income?
- 11.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and High income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and High income rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 44th and High income ranks 43rd 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.