Pacific Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO)
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO) over time
- Pacific Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 40.83 against 33.45 in Pacific Islands, a difference of 7.38.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Pacific Islands's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Pacific Islands ranks 78th 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 | Pacific Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9 | 38.4 | 4.49 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 33.61 | 39.38 | 5.76 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 33.33 | 40.57 | 7.24 | 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, Pacific Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 40.83 against 33.45 in Pacific Islands as of 2027.
- What is the difference in average weekly hours actually worked per employed person between Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 7.38, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- Pacific Islands ranks 78th 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.