Papua New Guinea vs Upper middle income: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
Papua New Guinea
71.2%
in 2025
Upper middle income
34.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
29th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 71.2% against 34.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 36.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 187 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 48.7% | 25.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 43.5% | 30.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 37.7% | 35.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 35.6% | 35.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Papua New Guinea or Upper middle income?
- Papua New Guinea, at 71.2% against 34.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 36.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 29th 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.