How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

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.

Nigeria vs Samoa: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)

Nigeria

9.9%

in 2025

Samoa

8.7%

in 2025

Nigeria rank

48th

Samoa rank

50th

Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time

Nigeria
Samoa

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 9.9% against 8.7% in Samoa, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 48th and Samoa ranks 50th of 187 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16.0%	13.8%	2.2%	Nigeria
2000s	13.8%	11.2%	2.6%	Nigeria
2010s	10.5%	9.7%	0.8%	Nigeria
2020s	10.2%	9.0%	1.2%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Nigeria or Samoa?: Nigeria, at 9.9% against 8.7% in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Nigeria and Samoa?: 1.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?: Nigeria ranks 48th and Samoa ranks 50th 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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Indicator: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.