Sao Tome and Principe vs Suriname: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Sao Tome and Principe
4.1%
in 2025
Suriname
4.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
80th
Suriname rank
81st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Suriname
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Suriname, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 80th and Suriname ranks 81st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 1.4% | 7.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 2.2% | 4.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 0.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.5% | 0.4% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Sao Tome and Principe or Suriname?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 80th and Suriname ranks 81st 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.