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
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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

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.