North America vs Somalia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
North America
0.1%
in 2025
Somalia
10.5%
in 2025
North America rank
47th
Somalia rank
46th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- North America
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.5% against 0.1% in North America, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 105.4 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 47th and Somalia ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 15.9% | 15.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 14.8% | 14.7% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 11.9% | 11.8% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 10.7% | 10.6% | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 10.5% 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 Somalia?
- 10.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North America and Somalia rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- North America ranks 47th and Somalia ranks 46th 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.