Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Afghanistan or Uruguay?

Afghanistan, at 8.4% against 7.5% in Uruguay as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?

5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.

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.

Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Time-related underemployment, male

Afghanistan

8.4%

in 2021

Uruguay

7.5%

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

7th

Uruguay rank

9th

Time-related underemployment, male over time

Afghanistan
Uruguay

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 8.4% against 7.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Uruguay 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	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2010s	17.2%	6.3%	10.8%	Afghanistan
2020s	12.9%	8.3%	4.6%	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Afghanistan or Uruguay?: Afghanistan, at 8.4% against 7.5% in Uruguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Afghanistan and Uruguay?: 0.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?: Afghanistan ranks 7th and Uruguay 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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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: 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.