North America vs Panama: Time-related underemployment, female
North America
0.8%
in 2025
Panama
7.8%
in 2024
North America rank
13th
Panama rank
15th
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- North America
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 7.8% against 0.8% in North America, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 10.1 times North America's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 13th and Panama ranks 15th of 13 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 6.0% | 5.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 5.4% | 4.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 7.9% | 7.2% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, North America or Panama?
- Panama, at 7.8% against 0.8% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between North America and Panama?
- 7.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Panama?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do North America and Panama rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- North America ranks 13th and Panama ranks 15th of 13 groups.
- 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.