Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Colombia or Philippines?

Philippines, at 6.3% against 6.1% in Colombia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Philippines?

13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

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.

Colombia vs Philippines: Time-related underemployment, female

Colombia

6.1%

in 2025

Philippines

6.3%

in 2023

Colombia rank

27th

Philippines rank

24th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

Colombia
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 6.3% against 6.1% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 24th of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.0%	3.1%	6.9%	Colombia
2010s	9.9%	7.7%	2.2%	Colombia
2020s	8.1%	7.2%	0.8%	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Colombia or Philippines?: Philippines, at 6.3% against 6.1% in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Colombia and Philippines?: 0.2%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Philippines?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Philippines rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: Colombia ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 24th 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.