Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Hong Kong or Paraguay?

Hong Kong, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Paraguay as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Paraguay?

9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.

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.

Hong Kong vs Paraguay: Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment)

Hong Kong

1.6%

in 2024

Paraguay

1.4%

in 2017

Hong Kong rank

72nd

Paraguay rank

75th

Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment) over time

Hong Kong
Paraguay

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 75th of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.3%	1.2%	2.1%	Hong Kong
2010s	2.2%	1.0%	1.2%	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Hong Kong or Paraguay?: Hong Kong, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Hong Kong and Paraguay?: 0.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Paraguay?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong and Paraguay rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?: Hong Kong ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 75th 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: 30 October 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.