How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Kingdom?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 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.

South Africa vs United Kingdom: Time-related underemployment, male

South Africa

4.1%

in 2024

United Kingdom

3.9%

in 2025

South Africa rank

31st

United Kingdom rank

32nd

Time-related underemployment, male over time

South Africa
United Kingdom

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.1% against 3.9% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.1%	4.3%	0.1%	United Kingdom
2010s	3.8%	4.8%	1.0%	United Kingdom
2020s	4.9%	4.0%	0.9%	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, South Africa or United Kingdom?: South Africa, at 4.1% against 3.9% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between South Africa and United Kingdom?: 0.2%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Kingdom?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do South Africa and United Kingdom rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?: South Africa ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 32nd 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

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.