Namibia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Namibia
4.7%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
4.1%
in 2025
Namibia rank
79th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
80th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Namibia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 4.7% against 4.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 79th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 80th of 187 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 8.5% | 5.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.8% | 3.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 0.7% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 0.6% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Namibia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Namibia, at 4.7% against 4.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.6%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Namibia ranks 79th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 80th 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.