Liberia vs Samoa: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Liberia
8.4%
in 2025
Samoa
8.7%
in 2025
Liberia rank
53rd
Samoa rank
50th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Liberia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 8.7% against 8.4% in Liberia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
Liberia ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 50th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 13.8% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.7% | 0.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 9.0% | 0.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Liberia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 8.7% against 8.4% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Liberia and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Samoa rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Liberia ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 50th 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.