Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Albania or South Africa?

Albania, at 4.1% against 4.1% in South Africa as of 2024.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 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, male (% of employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs South Africa: Time-related underemployment, male

Albania

4.1%

in 2024

South Africa

4.1%

in 2024

Albania rank

29th

South Africa rank

31st

Time-related underemployment, male over time

Albania
South Africa

How they compare

Albania currently reports 4.1% against 4.1% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 103 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.7%	4.1%	4.6%	Albania
2010s	11.4%	3.8%	7.6%	Albania
2020s	5.0%	4.9%	0.1%	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Albania or South Africa?: Albania, at 4.1% against 4.1% in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Albania and South Africa?: 0.0%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and South Africa?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Albania and South Africa rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?: Albania ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st 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.