Ecuador vs Europe & Central Asia: Time-related underemployment, female
Ecuador
16.4%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
4.9%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
3rd
Europe & Central Asia rank
5th
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Ecuador
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 16.4% against 4.9% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 3.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 3rd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th of 103 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.8% | 5.5% | 8.3% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 5.1% | 12.9% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Ecuador or Europe & Central Asia?
- Ecuador, at 16.4% against 4.9% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia?
- 11.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th 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.