Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Singapore or Viet Nam?

Singapore, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Viet Nam as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Viet Nam?

15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.

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.

Singapore vs Viet Nam: Time-related underemployment, male

Singapore

1.8%

in 2024

Viet Nam

1.7%

in 2024

Singapore rank

65th

Viet Nam rank

67th

Time-related underemployment, male over time

Singapore
Viet Nam

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Singapore ranks 65th and Viet Nam ranks 67th of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.9%	5.6%	2.7%	Viet Nam
2010s	2.7%	2.3%	0.4%	Singapore
2020s	2.5%	2.2%	0.3%	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Singapore or Viet Nam?: Singapore, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Singapore and Viet Nam?: 0.1%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Viet Nam?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Singapore and Viet Nam rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?: Singapore ranks 65th and Viet Nam ranks 67th 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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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: 04 September 2026

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.