Ecuador vs Latin America & Caribbean: Time-related underemployment, female
Ecuador
16.4%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
7.9%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
3rd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
2nd
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Ecuador
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 16.4% against 7.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd of 103 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.7% | 8.6% | 5.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 8.9% | 9.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Ecuador or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Ecuador, at 16.4% against 7.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 8.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd 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.