Japan vs Norway: Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19)

Japan
3.44
in 2020
Norway
3.69
in 2024
Japan rank
27th
Norway rank
26th

Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
012345201420192024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 3.69 against 3.44 in Japan, a difference of 0.25.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 27th and Norway ranks 26th of 59 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
2010s 3.86 3.18 0.6798 Japan
2020s 3.44 4.19 0.754 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19), Japan or Norway?
Norway, at 3.69 against 3.44 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) between Japan and Norway?
0.25, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
Japan ranks 27th and Norway ranks 26th of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
59 places, 585 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The time-related underemployment rate conveys the number of persons in time-related underemployment as a percent of the total number of persons in employment. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.