IDA only vs Madagascar: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
IDA only
18.1%
in 2025
Madagascar
39.9%
in 2025
IDA only rank
6th
Madagascar rank
4th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- IDA only
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 39.9% against 18.1% in IDA only, a difference of 21.8%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.2 times IDA only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
IDA only ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 37.2% | 11.0% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 39.5% | 14.6% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 42.0% | 20.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 40.2% | 21.6% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), IDA only or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 39.9% against 18.1% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between IDA only and Madagascar?
- 21.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do IDA only and Madagascar rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA only ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- 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.