Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, South Africa or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 5.6% against 5.6% in South Africa as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?

6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.

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.

South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Time-related underemployment, female

South Africa

5.6%

in 2024

Zimbabwe

5.6%

in 2024

South Africa rank

29th

Zimbabwe rank

28th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

South Africa
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 5.6% against 5.6% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

South Africa ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 103 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2010s	6.2%	13.8%	7.6%	Zimbabwe
2020s	6.4%	5.8%	0.6%	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, South Africa or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 5.6% against 5.6% in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between South Africa and Zimbabwe?: 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: South Africa ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th 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.