Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Iran or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 7.0% against 6.8% in Iran as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Switzerland?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Iran vs Switzerland: Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment)

Iran

6.8%

in 2024

Switzerland

7.0%

in 2024

Iran rank

21st

Switzerland rank

20th

Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) over time

Iran
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 7.0% against 6.8% in Iran, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th of 103 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.9%	10.2%	1.3%	Switzerland
2010s	8.7%	10.3%	1.7%	Switzerland
2020s	7.3%	7.6%	0.2%	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Iran or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 7.0% against 6.8% in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Iran and Switzerland?: 0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Switzerland?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Iran and Switzerland rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: Iran ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th 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: 30 October 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.