Ethiopia vs Mali: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Ethiopia
29.6%
in 2025
Mali
27.9%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
10th
Mali rank
12th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- Mali
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 29.6% against 27.9% in Mali, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Mali ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 21.9% | 16.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 20.3% | 21.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 21.4% | 16.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 27.2% | 3.3% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Ethiopia or Mali?
- Ethiopia, at 29.6% against 27.9% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Ethiopia and Mali?
- 1.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Mali rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Mali ranks 12th 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.