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
12345200920162024

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

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.