North America vs Samoa: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
North America
0.1%
in 2025
Samoa
8.7%
in 2025
North America rank
47th
Samoa rank
50th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- North America
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 8.7% against 0.1% in North America, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 86.9 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 47th and Samoa ranks 50th of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 13.8% | 13.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 11.2% | 11.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 9.7% | 9.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 9.0% | 8.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), North America or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 8.7% against 0.1% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between North America and Samoa?
- 8.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North America and Samoa rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- North America ranks 47th and Samoa ranks 50th of 47 groups.
- 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.