Korea vs Singapore: Time-related underemployment, female

Korea
2.7%
in 2025
Singapore
2.9%
in 2024
Korea rank
60th
Singapore rank
59th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

  • Korea
  • Singapore
0246200920172025

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Singapore ahead.

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 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, Korea or Singapore?
Singapore, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Korea and Singapore?
0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
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

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

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.