Nepal vs Pacific island small states: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Nepal
40.9%
in 2025
Pacific island small states
32.0%
in 2025
Nepal rank
3rd
Pacific island small states rank
1st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Nepal
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 40.9% against 32.0% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 3rd and Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 24.2% | 24.5% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 26.3% | 20.3% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 30.4% | 13.6% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 31.8% | 9.8% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Nepal or Pacific island small states?
- Nepal, at 40.9% against 32.0% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Nepal and Pacific island small states?
- 8.9%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Pacific island small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Pacific island small states rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nepal ranks 3rd and Pacific island small states ranks 1st 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.