Nigeria vs Sudan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Nigeria
9.9%
in 2025
Sudan
10.5%
in 2022
Nigeria rank
48th
Sudan rank
47th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 10.5% against 9.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 48th and Sudan ranks 47th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 13.9% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.7% | 2.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 11.4% | 0.9% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 11.0% | 0.7% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Nigeria or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 10.5% against 9.9% in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0.6%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nigeria ranks 48th and Sudan ranks 47th 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.