Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Democratic Republic of Congo or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 83.7% against 81.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO)

Democratic Republic of Congo

81.5%

in 2025

Tanzania

83.7%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

10th

Tanzania rank

8th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 83.7% against 81.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.2%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 8th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	80.6%	90.6%	10.0%	Tanzania
2000s	81.9%	88.7%	6.8%	Tanzania
2010s	81.1%	85.7%	4.6%	Tanzania
2020s	82.2%	84.2%	2.0%	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Democratic Republic of Congo or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 83.7% against 81.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?: 2.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 8th 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.