Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Mauritania
6.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6.2%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
59th
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mauritania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 6.9% against 6.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mauritania ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.5% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 11.4% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
- Mauritania, at 6.9% against 6.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 0.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritania ranks 59th 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.