Finland vs North America: Time-related underemployment, female
Finland
8.6%
in 2024
North America
0.8%
in 2025
Finland rank
10th
North America rank
13th
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Finland
- North America
How they compare
Finland currently reports 8.6% against 0.8% in North America, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Finland's figure about 11.1 times North America's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 10th and North America ranks 13th of 103 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Finland |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 0.9% | 4.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 0.9% | 5.4% | Finland |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 1.0% | 6.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Finland or North America?
- Finland, at 8.6% against 0.8% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Finland and North America?
- 7.8%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Finland and North America rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Finland ranks 10th and North America ranks 13th 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.