Samoa vs Yemen: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
Samoa
41.6%
in 2025
Yemen
45.6%
in 2025
Samoa rank
63rd
Yemen rank
60th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Samoa
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 45.6% against 41.6% in Samoa, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 63rd and Yemen ranks 60th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 43.5% | 2.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 41.9% | 1.7% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 43.3% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 45.5% | 3.6% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Samoa or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 45.6% against 41.6% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Samoa and Yemen?
- 4.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Yemen rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Samoa ranks 63rd and Yemen ranks 60th 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.