Canada vs Uruguay: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Canada
42.6%
in 2025
Uruguay
42.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
19th
Uruguay rank
18th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Canada
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 42.8% against 42.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 115 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 33.5% | 4.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 33.2% | 7.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 34.5% | 7.9% | Canada |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.2% | 1.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Canada or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 42.8% against 42.6% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Canada and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Canada ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 18th 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, 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.