South Korea vs Norway: Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment)
South Korea
2.4%
in 2025
Norway
2.6%
in 2024
South Korea rank
58th
Norway rank
55th
Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment) over time
- South Korea
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Norway ahead.
South Korea ranks 58th and Norway ranks 55th of 103 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, South Korea or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.6% against 2.4% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between South Korea and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Norway?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Norway rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- South Korea ranks 58th and Norway ranks 55th 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.