Which has higher part time employment, total, United States of America or Zambia?

Zambia, at 18.0% against 17.5% in United States of America as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zambia?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.

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.

United States of America vs Zambia: Part time employment, total

United States of America

17.5%

in 2025

Zambia

18.0%

in 2024

United States of America rank

66th

Zambia rank

64th

Part time employment, total over time

United States of America
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 18.0% against 17.5% in United States of America, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 64th of 111 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	17.5%	17.3%	0.2%	United States of America
2020s	16.8%	16.7%	0.1%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, United States of America or Zambia?: Zambia, at 18.0% against 17.5% in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between United States of America and Zambia?: 0.5%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zambia?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do United States of America and Zambia rank globally for part time employment, total?: United States of America ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 64th 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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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: 123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.