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31Gender inequality in economic activity
Contributing family workers, men (% of total)Excel

HDI Rank Country 1995-2004 1
1 Iceland 50
2 Norway 50
3 Australia 40
4 Canada 39
5 Ireland 47
6 Sweden 50
7 Switzerland 38
8 Japan 20
9 Netherlands 21
10 France ..
11 Finland 60
12 United States 38
13 Spain 36
14 Denmark 16
15 Austria 32
16 United Kingdom 40
17 Belgium 15
18 Luxembourg ..
19 New Zealand 34
20 Italy 46
21 Hong Kong, China (SAR) ..
22 Germany 24
23 Israel 28
24 Greece 32
25 Singapore ..
26 Korea (Republic of) ..
27 Slovenia 42
28 Cyprus 25
29 Portugal 35
30 Brunei Darussalam ..
31 Barbados ..
32 Czech Republic 26
33 Kuwait ..
34 Malta ..
35 Qatar ..
36 Hungary 31
37 Poland 40
38 Argentina ..
39 United Arab Emirates ..
40 Chile ..
41 Bahrain ..
42 Slovakia 26
43 Lithuania 38
44 Estonia 50
45 Latvia 57
46 Uruguay ..
47 Croatia 27
48 Costa Rica ..
49 Bahamas ..
50 Seychelles ..
51 Cuba ..
52 Mexico ..
53 Bulgaria 35
54 Saint Kitts and Nevis ..
55 Tonga ..
56 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..
57 Antigua and Barbuda ..
58 Oman ..
59 Trinidad and Tobago ..
60 Romania 30
61 Saudi Arabia ..
62 Panama ..
63 Malaysia ..
64 Belarus ..
65 Mauritius ..
66 Bosnia and Herzegovina ..
67 Russian Federation 76
68 Albania ..
69 Macedonia (TFYR) 46
70 Brazil ..
71 Dominica ..
72 Saint Lucia ..
73 Kazakhstan 46
74 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..
75 Colombia ..
76 Ukraine 50
77 Samoa ..
78 Thailand ..
79 Dominican Republic ..
80 Belize ..
81 China ..
82 Grenada ..
83 Armenia 63
84 Turkey 33
85 Suriname ..
86 Jordan ..
87 Peru ..
88 Lebanon ..
89 Ecuador ..
90 Philippines ..
91 Tunisia ..
92 Fiji ..
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ..
94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ..
95 Paraguay ..
96 Georgia 35
97 Guyana ..
98 Azerbaijan ..
99 Sri Lanka ..
100 Maldives ..
101 Jamaica ..
102 Cape Verde ..
103 El Salvador ..
104 Algeria ..
105 Viet Nam ..
106 Occupied Palestinian Territories ..
107 Indonesia ..
108 Syrian Arab Republic ..
109 Turkmenistan ..
110 Nicaragua ..
111 Moldova 25
112 Egypt ..
113 Uzbekistan ..
114 Mongolia ..
115 Honduras ..
116 Kyrgyzstan 35
117 Bolivia ..
118 Guatemala ..
119 Gabon ..
120 Vanuatu ..
121 South Africa ..
122 Tajikistan ..
123 Sao Tome and Principe ..
124 Botswana ..
125 Namibia ..
126 Morocco ..
127 Equatorial Guinea ..
128 India ..
129 Solomon Islands ..
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic ..
131 Cambodia ..
132 Myanmar ..
133 Bhutan ..
134 Comoros ..
135 Ghana ..
136 Pakistan ..
137 Mauritania ..
138 Lesotho ..
139 Congo ..
140 Bangladesh ..
141 Swaziland ..
142 Nepal ..
143 Madagascar ..
144 Cameroon ..
145 Papua New Guinea ..
146 Haiti ..
147 Sudan ..
148 Kenya ..
149 Djibouti ..
150 Timor-Leste ..
151 Zimbabwe ..
152 Togo ..
153 Yemen ..
154 Uganda ..
155 Gambia ..
156 Senegal ..
157 Eritrea ..
158 Nigeria ..
159 Tanzania (United Republic of) ..
160 Guinea ..
161 Rwanda ..
162 Angola ..
163 Benin ..
164 Malawi ..
165 Zambia ..
166 Côte d'Ivoire ..
167 Burundi ..
168 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) ..
169 Ethiopia ..
170 Chad ..
171 Central African Republic ..
172 Mozambique ..
173 Mali ..
174 Niger ..
175 Guinea-Bissau ..
176 Burkina Faso ..
177 Sierra Leone ..

Notes :
Because of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data, see ILO 2005.
1 - Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified.

Source :
calculated on the basis of data on economically active rates from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2005. Key Indicators of the Labour Market. Fourth edition. CD-ROM. Geneva. [www.ilo.org/kilm]. Accessed July 2007.