Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Chile or North America?

Chile, at 8.4% against 0.8% in North America as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and North America?

17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.

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.

Chile vs North America: Time-related underemployment, female

Chile

8.4%

in 2025

North America

0.8%

in 2025

Chile rank

11th

North America rank

13th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

Chile
North America

How they compare

Chile currently reports 8.4% against 0.8% in North America, a difference of 7.6%.

That makes Chile's figure about 10.9 times North America's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 11th and North America ranks 13th of 103 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	North America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.1%	1.4%	12.7%	Chile
2010s	15.3%	0.9%	14.4%	Chile
2020s	8.1%	1.0%	7.1%	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Chile or North America?: Chile, at 8.4% against 0.8% in North America as of 2025.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Chile and North America?: 7.6%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and North America?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Chile and North America rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: Chile ranks 11th and North America ranks 13th 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.