Korea vs South Africa: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of over time
- Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 17.49 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status against 15.97 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in Korea, a difference of 1.52 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 3 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.47 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 26.18 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 13.3 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Korea |
| 2010s | 30.77 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 22.1 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 8.67 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Korea |
| 2020s | 17.31 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 18.2 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 0.893 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of, Korea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 17.49 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status against 15.97 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of between Korea and South Africa?
- 1.52 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Korea and South Africa rank globally for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- Korea ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.