Iceland vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Iceland
50.0%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
28.7%
in 2025
Iceland rank
6th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
8th

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

  • Iceland
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0204060199520102025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 50.0% against 28.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 21.3%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 115 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2010s 37.9% 29.1% 8.9% Iceland
2020s 47.0% 31.1% 15.9% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Iceland or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Iceland, at 50.0% against 28.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Iceland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
21.3%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for part time employment, total?
Iceland ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th 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

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

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.