Africa: Lower-middle income vs Sweden: LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization

Africa: Lower-middle income
68,142
in 2027
Sweden
1,073
in 2024
Africa: Lower-middle income rank
22nd
Sweden rank
25th

LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization over time

  • Africa: Lower-middle income
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Africa: Lower-middle income currently reports 68,142 against 1,073 in Sweden, a difference of 67,069.

That makes Africa: Lower-middle income's figure about 63.5 times Sweden's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Africa: Lower-middle income has been ahead every year.

Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 25th of 87 groups.

Africa: Lower-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa: Lower-middle income Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 41,575 722.57 40,852 Africa: Lower-middle income
2010s 52,411 777.79 51,633 Africa: Lower-middle income
2020s 62,626 999.48 61,627 Africa: Lower-middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lu4: composite measure of labour underutilization, Africa: Lower-middle income or Sweden?
Africa: Lower-middle income, at 68,142 against 1,073 in Sweden as of 2027.
What is the difference in lu4: composite measure of labour underutilization between Africa: Lower-middle income and Sweden?
67,069, with Africa: Lower-middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Lower-middle income and Sweden?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Africa: Lower-middle income and Sweden rank globally for lu4: composite measure of labour underutilization?
Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 25th of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
166 places, 3,284 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU4 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment, time-related underemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.