Finland vs South Africa: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Finland
0.6%
in 2025
South Africa
0.6%
in 2025
Finland rank
137th
South Africa rank
136th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Finland
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
Finland ranks 137th and South Africa ranks 136th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Finland or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Finland and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Finland ranks 137th and South Africa ranks 136th 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.