Japan vs Portugal: Time-related underemployment, female
Japan
5.0%
in 2020
Portugal
5.2%
in 2025
Japan rank
36th
Portugal rank
35th
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.2% against 5.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 35th of 103 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 3.0% | 6.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 8.5% | 1.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 7.1% | 2.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Japan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.2% against 5.0% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Japan ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 35th 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.