Madagascar vs South Sudan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Madagascar
39.9%
in 2025
South Sudan
43.3%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
4th
South Sudan rank
2nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Madagascar
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 43.3% against 39.9% in Madagascar, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Sudan ahead.
Madagascar ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 44.5% | 7.3% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 42.9% | 3.3% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 44.1% | 2.1% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 43.8% | 3.4% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Madagascar or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 43.3% against 39.9% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 3.4%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and South Sudan rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 2nd 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.