Upper middle income vs Zimbabwe: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
Upper middle income
34.8%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
68.2%
in 2025
Upper middle income rank
29th
Zimbabwe rank
31st
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Upper middle income
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 68.2% against 34.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 33.4%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Upper middle income ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 65.7% | 16.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 66.7% | 23.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 68.4% | 30.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 68.5% | 32.8% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), Upper middle income or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 68.2% against 34.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 33.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Upper middle income and Zimbabwe rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Upper middle income ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 47 groups.
- 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.