Africa: Lower-middle income vs Singapore: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person over time
- Africa: Lower-middle income
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 44.63 against 40.76 in Africa: Lower-middle income, a difference of 3.87.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Africa: Lower-middle income's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 27th of 87 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa: Lower-middle income | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.97 | 46.44 | 6.47 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 40.65 | 44.94 | 4.29 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 40.41 | 44.28 | 3.87 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average weekly hours actually worked per employed person, Africa: Lower-middle income or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 44.63 against 40.76 in Africa: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in average weekly hours actually worked per employed person between Africa: Lower-middle income and Singapore?
- 3.87, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Lower-middle income and Singapore?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Africa: Lower-middle income and Singapore rank globally for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 27th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO modelled estimates). 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. This indicator refers to mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.