Canada vs Switzerland: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Canada
51.1%
in 2025
Switzerland
49.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
19th
Switzerland rank
22nd
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 51.1% against 49.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 115 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 53.2% | 3.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 52.4% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 51.2% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 0.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Canada or Switzerland?
- Canada, at 51.1% against 49.1% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Canada and Switzerland?
- 2.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Canada ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.