Which has higher part time employment, total, Chile or United States?

Chile, at 28.9% against 26.9% in United States as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?

23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.

Chile vs United States: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Chile

28.9%

in 2025

United States

26.9%

in 2025

Chile rank

51st

United States rank

54th

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time

Chile
United States

How they compare

Chile currently reports 28.9% against 26.9% in United States, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was United States ahead.

Chile ranks 51st and United States ranks 54th of 115 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.6%	30.5%	17.9%	United States
2000s	15.0%	28.6%	13.5%	United States
2010s	28.9%	28.0%	0.9%	Chile
2020s	29.6%	26.9%	2.6%	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Chile or United States?: Chile, at 28.9% against 26.9% in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Chile and United States?: 2.0%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Chile and United States rank globally for part time employment, total?: Chile ranks 51st and United States ranks 54th 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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Indicator: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit: % of total employment
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 131 places, 2,655 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.