Portugal vs Sweden: Time-related underemployment, female
Portugal
5.2%
in 2025
Sweden
5.2%
in 2024
Portugal rank
35th
Sweden rank
33rd
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.2% against 5.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 103 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 4.7% | 2.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.5% | 3.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 1.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.2% against 5.2% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Portugal ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.