Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 42.93 against 40.14 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, a difference of 2.79.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 39th of 188 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7 | 38.72 | 3.98 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 42.56 | 39.66 | 2.89 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 42.62 | 39.75 | 2.87 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average weekly hours actually worked per employed person, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Sierra Leone, at 42.93 against 40.14 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in average weekly hours actually worked per employed person between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- 2.79, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income rank globally for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- Sierra Leone ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 39th of 188 countries.
- 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.