North America vs Switzerland: Part time employment, female
North America
29.3%
in 2025
Switzerland
67.9%
in 2025
North America rank
8th
Switzerland rank
6th
Part time employment, female over time
- North America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 67.9% against 29.3% in North America, a difference of 38.6%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.3 times North America's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 12 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9% | 64.1% | 33.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 67.3% | 37.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 68.0% | 37.3% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 68.2% | 39.4% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, North America or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 67.9% against 29.3% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between North America and Switzerland?
- 38.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for part time employment, female?
- North America ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 12 groups.
- 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.