Portugal vs Sweden: Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.67 against 4.46 in Sweden, a difference of 0.21.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 90 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.38 | 3.27 | 1.89 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.47 | 4.28 | 3.19 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.68 | 4.27 | 1.41 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13), Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 4.67 against 4.46 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.21, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Portugal ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.