Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual

Sub-Saharan Africa
2.96 % change on previous year
in 2027
Zimbabwe
4.43 % change on previous year
in 2027
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Zimbabwe rank
7th

Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zimbabwe
-30-20-10010200620162027

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 4.43 % change on previous year against 2.96 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.47 % change on previous year.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 87 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 4.83 % change on previous year 2.36 % change on previous year 2.47 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 3.63 % change on previous year -2.39 % change on previous year 6.02 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 2.7 % change on previous year -5.56 % change on previous year 8.25 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 4.43 % change on previous year against 2.96 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2027.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
1.47 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2027.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
276 places, 6,047 data points, 2006–2027
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.