Iran vs North America: Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment)
Iran
6.2%
in 2024
North America
1.0%
in 2025
Iran rank
15th
North America rank
12th
Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment) over time
- Iran
- North America
How they compare
Iran currently reports 6.2% against 1.0% in North America, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Iran's figure about 6.4 times North America's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 15th and North America ranks 12th of 103 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 1.5% | 5.2% | Iran |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 1.2% | 8.2% | Iran |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 1.2% | 6.5% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Iran or North America?
- Iran, at 6.2% against 1.0% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Iran and North America?
- 5.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Iran and North America rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- Iran ranks 15th and North America ranks 12th 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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About this data
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.