Liberia vs Lower middle income: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
Liberia
76.9%
in 2025
Lower middle income
65.5%
in 2025
Liberia rank
17th
Lower middle income rank
14th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Liberia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 76.9% against 65.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Liberia ranks 17th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.5% | 75.8% | 4.7% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 73.6% | 6.1% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 69.0% | 8.6% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 66.4% | 11.1% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Liberia or Lower middle income?
- Liberia, at 76.9% against 65.5% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Liberia and Lower middle income?
- 11.4%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Lower middle income rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Liberia ranks 17th 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.