Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Time-related underemployment, female
Bangladesh
4.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.3%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
46th
Sri Lanka rank
44th
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.3% against 4.1% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 103 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 3.6% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.3% against 4.1% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th 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
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.