North America vs Spain: Time-related underemployment, female
North America
0.8%
in 2025
Spain
8.4%
in 2025
North America rank
13th
Spain rank
12th
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- North America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 8.4% against 0.8% in North America, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Spain's figure about 10.8 times North America's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 13 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 3.1% | 2.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 6.6% | 5.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 12.7% | 11.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 9.8% | 8.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, North America or Spain?
- Spain, at 8.4% against 0.8% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between North America and Spain?
- 7.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do North America and Spain rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- North America ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th 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.