What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)

Cape Verde

34.3%

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

35.0%

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

78th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

77th

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

Cape Verde
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 35.0% against 34.3% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Cape Verde ranks 78th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 77th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	46.1%	41.5%	4.6%	Cape Verde
2000s	40.0%	38.8%	1.3%	Cape Verde
2010s	36.7%	35.4%	1.3%	Cape Verde
2020s	35.3%	35.3%	0.0%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 35.0% against 34.3% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?: Cape Verde ranks 78th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 77th 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: 03 September 2026

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