Iceland vs Sweden: Part time employment, total
Iceland
21.4%
in 2023
Sweden
22.3%
in 2024
Iceland rank
52nd
Sweden rank
50th
Part time employment, total over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 22.3% against 21.4% in Iceland, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 24.6% | 4.6% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 24.0% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 25.8% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 23.3% | 0.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Iceland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 22.3% against 21.4% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Iceland and Sweden?
- 0.9%, with Sweden 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 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 111 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.