Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Bangladesh or East Timor?

East Timor, at 58.6% against 57.3% in Bangladesh as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Timor?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs East Timor: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)

Bangladesh

57.3%

in 2025

East Timor

58.6%

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

45th

East Timor rank

42nd

Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO) over time

Bangladesh
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 58.6% against 57.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 45th and East Timor ranks 42nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67.5%	62.3%	5.2%	Bangladesh
2000s	64.6%	60.9%	3.7%	Bangladesh
2010s	58.6%	58.4%	0.2%	Bangladesh
2020s	57.7%	58.1%	0.4%	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Bangladesh or East Timor?: East Timor, at 58.6% against 57.3% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Bangladesh and East Timor?: 1.3%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Timor?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and East Timor rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?: Bangladesh ranks 45th and East Timor ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Vulnerable employment, 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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Indicator: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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: 29 October 2026

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