Panama vs Paraguay: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Panama
5.1%
in 2025
Paraguay
5.4%
in 2025
Panama rank
72nd
Paraguay rank
69th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Panama
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 69th of 187 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 13.1% | 6.9% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 10.3% | 5.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 7.2% | 2.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 6.4% | 1.3% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Panama or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Panama and Paraguay?
- 0.3%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Paraguay rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Panama ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 69th 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.