Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Guatemala
7.2%
in 2025
Nicaragua
7.9%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
57th
Nicaragua rank
55th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 7.9% against 7.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Guatemala ranks 57th and Nicaragua ranks 55th of 187 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 11.4% | 4.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 11.1% | 1.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.7% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 8.4% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 7.9% against 7.2% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 0.7%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 57th and Nicaragua ranks 55th 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.