Iceland vs Sweden: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Iceland
50.0%
in 2023
Sweden
47.8%
in 2024
Iceland rank
6th
Sweden rank
7th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 50.0% against 47.8% in Sweden, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Iceland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 115 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 51.0% | 16.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 49.9% | 14.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 47.0% | 8.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 48.0% | 1.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 50.0% against 47.8% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Iceland and Sweden?
- 2.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Iceland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.