Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
22.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
21.2%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 22.3% against 21.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 23.6% | 12.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 24.5% | 6.9% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 22.9% | 3.1% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 21.4% | 1.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 22.3% against 21.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th 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.