Greece vs Italy: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time
Greece
36.8%
in 2025
Italy
49.8%
in 2025
Greece rank
5th
Italy rank
2nd
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 49.8% against 36.8% in Greece, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 5th and Italy ranks 2nd of 45 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.2% | 35.8% | 7.6% | Italy |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 36.8% | 2.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 37.7% | 8.7% | Greece |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 60.3% | 5.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 56.2% | 8.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 49.8% against 36.8% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time between Greece and Italy?
- 13.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Greece ranks 5th and Italy ranks 2nd of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.