North America vs Uruguay: Time-related underemployment, male
North America
1.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
7.5%
in 2024
North America rank
12th
Uruguay rank
9th
Time-related underemployment, male over time
- North America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 7.5% against 1.0% in North America, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 7.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 13 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | North America |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 10.1% | 8.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 6.7% | 5.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 7.8% | 6.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, North America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 7.5% against 1.0% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between North America and Uruguay?
- 6.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do North America and Uruguay rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- North America ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 9th 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.