Argentina vs Latin America & Caribbean: Time-related underemployment, female

Argentina
15.3%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
7.9%
in 2024
Argentina rank
4th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
2nd

Time-related underemployment, female over time

  • Argentina
  • Latin America & Caribbean
510152025200420142024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 15.3% against 7.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 7.4%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
2010s 14.3% 8.7% 5.6% Argentina
2020s 15.3% 8.9% 6.4% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean?
Argentina, at 15.3% against 7.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
7.4%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
Argentina ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd 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.