Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, South Korea or Zambia?

South Korea, at 2.7% against 2.7% in Zambia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Zambia?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 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.

South Korea vs Zambia: Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment)

South Korea

2.7%

in 2025

Zambia

2.7%

in 2024

South Korea rank

60th

Zambia rank

61st

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

South Korea
Zambia

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Zambia ahead.

South Korea ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 61st of 103 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	Zambia
2020s	3.4%	2.6%	0.8%	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, South Korea or Zambia?: South Korea, at 2.7% against 2.7% in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between South Korea and Zambia?: 0.0%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Zambia?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Zambia rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: South Korea ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 61st 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.