South Korea vs Singapore: Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment)
South Korea
2.7%
in 2025
Singapore
2.9%
in 2024
South Korea rank
60th
Singapore rank
59th
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) over time
- South Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Singapore ahead.
South Korea ranks 60th and Singapore ranks 59th of 103 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 4.6% | 3.0% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.7% | 0.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, South Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2.9% against 2.7% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between South Korea and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- South Korea ranks 60th and Singapore ranks 59th 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.