North America vs Philippines: Time-related underemployment, male
North America
1.0%
in 2025
Philippines
7.4%
in 2023
North America rank
12th
Philippines rank
10th
Time-related underemployment, male over time
- North America
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 7.4% against 1.0% in North America, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 7.7 times North America's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 10th of 13 groups.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 4.5% | 2.2% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 8.7% | 7.5% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 8.7% | 7.5% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, North America or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 7.4% against 1.0% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between North America and Philippines?
- 6.4%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Philippines?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do North America and Philippines rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- North America ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 10th of 13 groups.
- 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.