Iceland vs North America: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Iceland
41.9%
in 2023
North America
22.9%
in 2025
Iceland rank
7th
North America rank
4th
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) over time
- Iceland
- North America
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 41.9% against 22.9% in North America, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was North America ahead.
Iceland ranks 7th and North America ranks 4th of 115 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 22.3% | 3.2% | North America |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 21.9% | 1.9% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 22.8% | 5.9% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 22.7% | 15.2% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, male, Iceland or North America?
- Iceland, at 41.9% against 22.9% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in part time employment, male between Iceland and North America?
- 19.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North America?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and North America rank globally for part time employment, male?
- Iceland ranks 7th and North America ranks 4th 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, male (% of total male 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.