Afghanistan vs OECD members: Time-related underemployment, male

Afghanistan
8.4%
in 2021
OECD members
2.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
OECD members rank
7th

Time-related underemployment, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • OECD members
05101520200520142024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 8.4% against 2.7% in OECD members, a difference of 5.7%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 7th of 103 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan OECD members Difference Ahead
2010s 17.2% 3.2% 13.9% Afghanistan
2020s 12.9% 3.3% 9.6% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Afghanistan or OECD members?
Afghanistan, at 8.4% against 2.7% in OECD members as of 2021.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Afghanistan and OECD members?
5.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and OECD members?
5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and OECD members rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
Afghanistan ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Time-related underemployment, male (% 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, 1,919 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.