Madagascar vs Timor-Leste: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Madagascar
39.9%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
32.1%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
4th
Timor-Leste rank
7th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Madagascar
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 39.9% against 32.1% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Madagascar ranks 4th and Timor-Leste ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 38.1% | 1.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 35.9% | 3.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 33.4% | 8.6% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 32.3% | 7.9% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Madagascar or Timor-Leste?
- Madagascar, at 39.9% against 32.1% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Madagascar and Timor-Leste?
- 7.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Timor-Leste rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 4th and Timor-Leste ranks 7th 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.