Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: Time-related underemployment, male

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.5%
in 2017
Uruguay
7.5%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
8th
Uruguay rank
9th

Time-related underemployment, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.5% against 2.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 13 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 2.9% 7.5% 4.6% Uruguay
2010s 2.7% 6.5% 3.8% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 7.5% against 2.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
5.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Uruguay rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 13 groups.
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

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.