Afghanistan vs High income: Time-related underemployment, male
Afghanistan
8.4%
in 2021
High income
2.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
High income rank
9th
Time-related underemployment, male over time
- Afghanistan
- High income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 8.4% against 2.3% in High income, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.6 times High income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 7th and High income ranks 9th of 103 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.2% | 2.8% | 14.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 3.2% | 9.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Afghanistan or High income?
- Afghanistan, at 8.4% against 2.3% in High income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Afghanistan and High income?
- 6.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and High income?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and High income rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th and High income ranks 9th 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.
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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.