Nepal vs South Sudan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Nepal
40.9%
in 2025
South Sudan
43.3%
in 2023
Nepal rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
2nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Nepal
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 43.3% against 40.9% in Nepal, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 44.5% | 4.1% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 42.9% | 3.8% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 43.8% | 1.9% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Nepal or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 43.3% against 40.9% in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Nepal and South Sudan?
- 2.4%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and South Sudan rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nepal ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 2nd 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.