Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Malawi
5.6%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6.2%
in 2025
Malawi rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.2% against 5.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 11.5% | 2.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 11.4% | 3.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 8.6% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 6.3% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.2% against 5.6% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 0.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Malawi ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st 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.