Labour underutilisation rate
Eastern Europe dominates labour efficiency while Mediterranean nations struggle with one in four workers underutilised.
Summary
Least underutilisation
Most underutilised
Gap
9.5x
Costa Rica vs Czechia: 9.5x gap
Leader
Top 5
Eastern Europe dominates top 5
Outlier
3.18%
Czechia leads at 3.18%
Data
35 results
| 1 | Czechia | 3.2 % |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5.9 % |
| 3 | Poland | 6.2 % |
| 4 | Germany | 6.6 % |
| 5 | Hungary | 6.7 % |
| 6 | United States | 7.2 % |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 8.1 % |
| 8 | Lithuania | 8.4 % |
| 9 | Slovakia | 8.4 % |
| 10 | Netherlands | 8.5 % |
Map
Labour underutilisation rate
Insights
Generated automatically using AIGap
9.5x
Costa Rica's underutilisation rate is 9.5x higher than Czechia's
Leader
Top 5
Eastern European nations claim 4 of the top 5 positions globally
Outlier
3.18%
Czechia achieves the world's lowest rate at just 3.18%
Trend
20%+
Eight countries struggle with underutilisation rates above 20%
Cluster
25.1%
Mediterranean trio Spain, Greece, and Italy cluster around 25%
Methodology
This dataset is sourced from the OECD through its official SDMX data service.
Rankdat does not alter or model the underlying values — we only clean formats, standardize country names, and reshape the data for visualization.
OECD compiles these indicators from a mix of sources including national statistical offices, international household surveys (such as Gallup World Poll, EU-SILC, ISSP), and harmonised administrative datasets.
Each indicator follows the definitions and structure specified in the OECD’s Data Structure Definition (DSD) for this dataflow.
Because indicators originate from different countries and surveys, collection years, sampling methods, and questionnaire wording may vary. OECD applies harmonisation rules to improve comparability, but differences in national methodology may still affect cross-country comparisons.
Full definitions, data collection notes, and quality documentation are available through the OECD metadata portal linked in the Sources section.