Americas: Lower-middle income vs Hong Kong: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO)

Americas: Lower-middle income
39.82
in 2027
Hong Kong
42.99
in 2027
Americas: Lower-middle income rank
41st
Hong Kong rank
41st

Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO) over time

  • Americas: Lower-middle income
  • Hong Kong
01020304050200520162027

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 42.99 against 39.82 in Americas: Lower-middle income, a difference of 3.17.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Americas: Lower-middle income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 41st and Hong Kong ranks 41st of 87 groups.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas: Lower-middle income Hong Kong Difference Ahead
2000s 39.66 46.08 6.42 Hong Kong
2010s 39.59 44.03 4.44 Hong Kong
2020s 39.34 42.8 3.46 Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average weekly hours actually worked per employed person, Americas: Lower-middle income or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 42.99 against 39.82 in Americas: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
What is the difference in average weekly hours actually worked per employed person between Americas: Lower-middle income and Hong Kong?
3.17, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas: Lower-middle income and Hong Kong?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do Americas: Lower-middle income and Hong Kong rank globally for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 41st and Hong Kong ranks 41st 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

Indicator
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO modelled estimates)
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. 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.