Niger vs Sierra Leone: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
Niger
83.7%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
86.0%
in 2025
Niger rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 86.0% against 83.7% in Niger, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Niger ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.3% | 90.0% | 5.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 89.5% | 4.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 86.8% | 0.7% | Niger |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 86.7% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 86.0% against 83.7% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 2.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Niger ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd 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.