Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Sierra Leone
5.7%
in 2025
Uganda
6.4%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
63rd
Uganda rank
60th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 6.4% against 5.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uganda ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 63rd and Uganda ranks 60th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 0.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.4% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.1% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.7% | 0.6% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 6.4% against 5.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 0.7%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 63rd and Uganda ranks 60th 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.