Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Ecuador or Guatemala?

Ecuador, at 16.4% against 14.1% in Guatemala as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?

11 years are reported by both, from 2013 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.

Ecuador vs Guatemala: Time-related underemployment, female

Ecuador

16.4%

in 2025

Guatemala

14.1%

in 2024

Ecuador rank

3rd

Guatemala rank

5th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

Ecuador
Guatemala

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 16.4% against 14.1% in Guatemala, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Guatemala ahead.

Ecuador ranks 3rd and Guatemala 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	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
2010s	13.8%	8.5%	5.3%	Ecuador
2020s	17.9%	10.4%	7.6%	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Ecuador or Guatemala?: Ecuador, at 16.4% against 14.1% in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Ecuador and Guatemala?: 2.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: Ecuador ranks 3rd and Guatemala 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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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.