Canada vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Part time employment, total
Canada
81.8%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
30.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
1st
Part time employment, total over time
- Canada
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 81.8% against 30.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 51.7%.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 111 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.8% | 29.5% | 51.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 29.9% | 52.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Canada or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Canada, at 81.8% against 30.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 51.7%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Canada ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, total (% of total 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.