Malaysia vs United States: Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment)
Malaysia
1.1%
in 2022
United States
0.9%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
80th
United States rank
81st
Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment) over time
- Malaysia
- United States
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 80th and United States 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 | 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?
- Malaysia, at 1.1% against 0.9% in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Malaysia and United States?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- Malaysia ranks 80th and United States 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.