Malaysia vs Zambia: Time-related underemployment, female
Malaysia
2.2%
in 2022
Zambia
2.7%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
64th
Zambia rank
61st
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Malaysia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.7% against 2.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 61st of 103 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Malaysia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.7% against 2.2% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Malaysia and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Malaysia ranks 64th 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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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.