Eritrea vs Somalia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Eritrea
11.9%
in 2025
Somalia
10.5%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
44th
Somalia rank
46th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 11.9% against 10.5% in Somalia, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 46th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 15.9% | 2.2% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 14.8% | 2.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 1.0% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 1.6% | 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 Somalia?
- Eritrea, at 11.9% against 10.5% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 1.4%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 46th 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.