Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Pakistan
19.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
21.2%
in 2025
Pakistan rank
23rd
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 21.2% against 19.7% in Pakistan, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 23.6% | 2.1% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 24.5% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 22.9% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 21.4% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 21.2% against 19.7% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Pakistan ranks 23rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th 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.