Estonia vs Portugal: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Estonia
33.2%
in 2024
Portugal
32.1%
in 2025
Estonia rank
37th
Portugal rank
38th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Estonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 33.2% against 32.1% in Portugal, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Portugal ahead.
Estonia ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 38th of 115 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 23.8% | 3.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 26.8% | 7.9% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 28.7% | 2.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 32.1% | 0.8% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Estonia or Portugal?
- Estonia, at 33.2% against 32.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Estonia and Portugal?
- 1.1%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Portugal?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Portugal rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Estonia ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 38th 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.