Uganda vs World: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
Uganda
74.4%
in 2025
World
42.4%
in 2025
Uganda rank
24th
World rank
24th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Uganda
- World
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 74.4% against 42.4% in World, a difference of 32.0%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 24th and World ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 48.5% | 32.7% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 46.6% | 32.2% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 43.4% | 33.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 42.7% | 32.3% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Uganda or World?
- Uganda, at 74.4% against 42.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Uganda and World?
- 32.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Uganda and World rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Uganda ranks 24th and World ranks 24th 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.