Pacific island small states vs Solomon Islands: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Pacific island small states
32.0%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
56.9%
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Pacific island small states
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 56.9% against 32.0% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 24.9%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.8 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 59.5% | 35.3% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 59.7% | 33.4% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 57.5% | 27.0% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 57.1% | 25.4% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Pacific island small states or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 56.9% against 32.0% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Pacific island small states and Solomon Islands?
- 24.9%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Solomon Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Solomon Islands rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st 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.