Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Botswana or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 11.1% against 9.7% in Botswana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uruguay?

7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.

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.

Botswana vs Uruguay: Time-related underemployment, female

Botswana

9.7%

in 2024

Uruguay

11.1%

in 2024

Botswana rank

8th

Uruguay rank

7th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

Botswana
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 11.1% against 9.7% in Botswana, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.

Botswana ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.1%	15.6%	9.5%	Uruguay
2010s	10.6%	10.4%	0.2%	Botswana
2020s	9.8%	10.0%	0.2%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Botswana or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 11.1% against 9.7% in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Botswana and Uruguay?: 1.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uruguay?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Uruguay rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: Botswana ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 7th 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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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: 04 September 2026

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.