Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Myanmar: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
22.3%
in 2025
Myanmar
23.9%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
17th
Myanmar rank
16th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 23.9% against 22.3% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 33.9% | 1.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 29.7% | 1.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 25.3% | 0.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 23.9% | 1.2% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Lao People's Democratic Republic or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 23.9% against 22.3% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?
- 1.6%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 16th 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.