Bangladesh vs Timor-Leste: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
Bangladesh
57.3%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
58.6%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
45th
Timor-Leste rank
42nd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bangladesh
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Timor-Leste | 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% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Bangladesh or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste?
- 1.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Timor-Leste rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Bangladesh ranks 45th and Timor-Leste 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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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.