Caribbean vs South America: Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)

Caribbean
6.33
in 2027
South America
6.66
in 2027
Caribbean rank
26th
South America rank
25th

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

  • Caribbean
  • South America
0246810200520162027

How they compare

South America currently reports 6.66 against 6.33 in Caribbean, a difference of 0.33.

That makes South America's figure about 1.1 times Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South America ahead.

Caribbean ranks 26th and South America ranks 25th of 87 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean South America Difference Ahead
2000s 7.24 7.93 0.6902 South America
2010s 7.34 7.44 0.1004 South America
2020s 6.65 7.42 0.7656 South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates), Caribbean or South America?
South America, at 6.66 against 6.33 in Caribbean as of 2027.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) between Caribbean and South America?
0.33, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and South America?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do Caribbean and South America rank globally for time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates)?
Caribbean ranks 26th and South America ranks 25th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.