North America vs Peru: Part time employment, total
North America
24.7%
in 2025
Peru
52.6%
in 2025
North America rank
4th
Peru rank
6th
Part time employment, total over time
- North America
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 52.6% against 24.7% in North America, a difference of 27.9%.
That makes Peru's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 4th and Peru ranks 6th of 12 groups.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 51.7% | 28.0% | Peru |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 48.8% | 24.8% | Peru |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 53.2% | 27.9% | Peru |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 53.9% | 29.8% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, North America or Peru?
- Peru, at 52.6% against 24.7% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between North America and Peru?
- 27.9%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Peru?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do North America and Peru rank globally for part time employment, total?
- North America ranks 4th and Peru ranks 6th of 12 groups.
- 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.