Afghanistan vs European Union: Time-related underemployment, male
Afghanistan
8.4%
in 2021
European Union
2.9%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
European Union rank
6th
Time-related underemployment, male over time
- Afghanistan
- European Union
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 8.4% against 2.9% in European Union, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.9 times European Union's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 7th and European Union ranks 6th of 103 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.2% | 3.9% | 13.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 3.7% | 9.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Afghanistan or European Union?
- Afghanistan, at 8.4% against 2.9% in European Union as of 2021.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Afghanistan and European Union?
- 5.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and European Union?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and European Union rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th and European Union ranks 6th 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, male (% of employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.