World vs Zambia: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)
World
42.4%
in 2025
Zambia
70.2%
in 2025
World rank
24th
Zambia rank
27th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- World
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 70.2% against 42.4% in World, a difference of 27.8%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
World ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 81.3% | 32.7% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 82.6% | 36.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 75.8% | 32.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 70.9% | 28.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment), World or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 70.2% against 42.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) between World and Zambia?
- 27.8%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do World and Zambia rank globally for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- World ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.