Colombia vs South Africa: Time-related underemployment, female
Colombia
6.1%
in 2025
South Africa
5.6%
in 2024
Colombia rank
27th
South Africa rank
29th
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6.1% against 5.6% in South Africa, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 29th of 103 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 2.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 6.4% | 3.6% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 1.3% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 6.1% against 5.6% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Colombia and South Africa?
- 0.5%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Colombia ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 29th 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.