Eastern Asia: High income vs Papua New Guinea: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO)
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO) over time
- Eastern Asia: High income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 40.83 against 33.94 in Eastern Asia: High income, a difference of 6.89.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Eastern Asia: High income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Eastern Asia: High income ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 75th of 87 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia: High income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.89 | 38.4 | 0.506 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 36.51 | 39.38 | 2.87 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 34 | 40.57 | 6.57 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average weekly hours actually worked per employed person, Eastern Asia: High income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 40.83 against 33.94 in Eastern Asia: High income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in average weekly hours actually worked per employed person between Eastern Asia: High income and Papua New Guinea?
- 6.89, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia: High income and Papua New Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Eastern Asia: High income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- Eastern Asia: High income ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 75th 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.