Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Costa Rica or Singapore?

Costa Rica, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Singapore as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?

14 years are reported by both, from 2010 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.

Costa Rica vs Singapore: Time-related underemployment, male

Costa Rica

2.0%

in 2025

Singapore

1.8%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

63rd

Singapore rank

65th

Time-related underemployment, male over time

Costa Rica
Singapore

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Singapore ranks 65th of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
2010s	7.4%	2.7%	4.7%	Costa Rica
2020s	8.3%	2.5%	5.8%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Costa Rica or Singapore?: Costa Rica, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Costa Rica and Singapore?: 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?: Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Singapore ranks 65th 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.