Malaysia vs United States of America: Time-related underemployment, male
Malaysia
1.1%
in 2022
United States of America
0.9%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
80th
United States of America rank
81st
Time-related underemployment, male over time
- Malaysia
- United States of America
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 80th and United States of America ranks 81st of 103 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Malaysia or United States of America?
- Malaysia, at 1.1% against 0.9% in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Malaysia and United States of America?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States of America?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and United States of America rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- Malaysia ranks 80th and United States of America ranks 81st 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.