Japan vs Norway: Time-related underemployment, female
Japan
5.0%
in 2020
Norway
4.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
36th
Norway rank
38th
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 36th and Norway ranks 38th of 103 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 4.8% | 4.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.4% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Japan and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Japan ranks 36th and Norway ranks 38th 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.