Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Serbia or Sri Lanka?

Serbia, at 4.7% against 4.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sri Lanka?

12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.

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.

Serbia vs Sri Lanka: Time-related underemployment, female

Serbia

4.7%

in 2020

Sri Lanka

4.3%

in 2023

Serbia rank

42nd

Sri Lanka rank

44th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

Serbia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 4.7% against 4.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Serbia ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.7%	4.9%	1.2%	Sri Lanka
2010s	5.6%	3.5%	2.1%	Serbia
2020s	4.7%	3.2%	1.5%	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Serbia or Sri Lanka?: Serbia, at 4.7% against 4.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Serbia and Sri Lanka?: 0.4%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sri Lanka?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Serbia and Sri Lanka rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: Serbia ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 44th 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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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: 04 September 2026

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.