Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Time-related underemployment, male

Spain
3.8%
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3.9%
in 2025
Spain rank
35th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
32nd

Time-related underemployment, male over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
02468199920122025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Spain ranks 35th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd of 103 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7% 0.9% 0.2% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.9% 2.2% 0.2% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 5.8% 4.8% 0.9% Spain
2020s 4.4% 4.0% 0.5% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.1%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
Spain ranks 35th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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

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.