Pacific island small states vs South Sudan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Pacific island small states
32.0%
in 2025
South Sudan
43.3%
in 2023
Pacific island small states rank
1st
South Sudan rank
2nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Pacific island small states
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 43.3% against 32.0% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 44.5% | 20.4% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 42.9% | 16.6% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 44.1% | 13.7% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 43.8% | 12.1% | South Sudan |
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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 43.3% against 32.0% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Pacific island small states and South Sudan?
- 11.3%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and South Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Pacific island small states and South Sudan rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 2nd 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.