Burkina Faso vs Lower middle income: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
Burkina Faso
80.6%
in 2025
Lower middle income
65.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Lower middle income rank
14th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 80.6% against 65.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.5% | 75.8% | 7.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 73.6% | 7.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 69.0% | 11.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 66.4% | 14.7% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Burkina Faso or Lower middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 80.6% against 65.5% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
- 15.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lower middle income rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 14th 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.