Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)

Papua New Guinea
79.5%
in 2025
Zambia
79.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Zambia rank
31st

Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 79.5% against 79.1% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 31st of 187 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 83.3% 92.9% 9.6% Zambia
2000s 83.2% 93.3% 10.1% Zambia
2010s 81.7% 87.3% 5.6% Zambia
2020s 79.8% 80.3% 0.5% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment), Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Papua New Guinea, at 79.5% against 79.1% in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.