Northern America vs South Africa: Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates)
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Northern America
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4.85 against 0.843 in Northern America, a difference of 4.01.
That makes South Africa's figure about 5.7 times Northern America's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 86th of 87 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 | 5.45 | 4.22 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 4.95 | 3.89 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 5.36 | 4.35 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates), Northern America or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4.85 against 0.843 in Northern America as of 2027.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) between Northern America and South Africa?
- 4.01, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Northern America and South Africa rank globally for time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates)?
- Northern America ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 86th of 87 groups.
- 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
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.