Afghanistan vs Sweden: Time-related underemployment, female

Afghanistan
5.4%
in 2021
Sweden
5.2%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
Sweden rank
33rd

Time-related underemployment, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sweden
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 5.4% against 5.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 33rd of 103 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 22.7% 5.6% 17.1% Afghanistan
2020s 15.0% 5.3% 9.7% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Afghanistan or Sweden?
Afghanistan, at 5.4% against 5.2% in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Afghanistan and Sweden?
0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sweden?
5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Sweden rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 33rd of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment)
Unit
% of employment
Source
International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 1,925 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.