Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income vs Portugal: LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization

Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income
46,847
in 2027
Portugal
700.74
in 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income rank
30th
Portugal rank
30th

LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization over time

  • Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income
  • Portugal
020.0k40.0k60.0k199820122027

How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income currently reports 46,847 against 700.74 in Portugal, a difference of 46,146.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income's figure about 66.9 times Portugal's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income has been ahead every year.

Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 30th of 87 groups.

Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 45,709 618.28 45,091 Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income
2010s 48,419 1,181 47,238 Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income
2020s 54,409 778.87 53,630 Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lu4: composite measure of labour underutilization, Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income or Portugal?
Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income, at 46,847 against 700.74 in Portugal as of 2027.
What is the difference in lu4: composite measure of labour underutilization between Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income and Portugal?
46,146, with Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income and Portugal?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income and Portugal rank globally for lu4: composite measure of labour underutilization?
Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 30th 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.