Low income vs Madagascar: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Low income
21.4%
in 2025
Madagascar
39.9%
in 2025
Low income rank
2nd
Madagascar rank
4th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Low income
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 39.9% against 21.4% in Low income, a difference of 18.5%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.9 times Low income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 2nd 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 | Low income | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8% | 37.2% | 12.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 39.5% | 14.6% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 42.0% | 18.3% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 40.2% | 18.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Low income or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 39.9% against 21.4% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Low income and Madagascar?
- 18.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Madagascar rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Low income ranks 2nd 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.
Individual pages
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.