Korea vs Norway: Time-related underemployment, male

Korea
2.4%
in 2025
Norway
2.6%
in 2024
Korea rank
58th
Norway rank
55th

Time-related underemployment, male over time

  • Korea
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Norway ahead.

Korea ranks 58th and Norway ranks 55th of 103 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Norway Difference Ahead
2010s 1.6% 2.3% 0.7% Norway
2020s 3.0% 2.9% 0.1% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Korea or Norway?
Norway, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Korea and Norway?
0.2%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Norway?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Korea and Norway rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
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

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.