Hong Kong, China vs Puerto Rico: Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts

Hong Kong, China
0.153
in 2016
Puerto Rico
0.126
in 2008
Hong Kong, China rank
77th
Puerto Rico rank
78th

Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Puerto Rico
0510152025196919922016

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.153 against 0.126 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.027.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 78th of 92 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 5.45 12.27 6.82 Puerto Rico
1970s 10.05 16.88 6.82 Puerto Rico
1980s 1.85 1.17 0.6748 Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.9315 2.86 1.93 Puerto Rico
2000s 0.4259 0.6459 0.22 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts, Hong Kong, China or Puerto Rico?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.153 against 0.126 in Puerto Rico as of 2016.
What is the difference in number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts between Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?
0.027, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?
26 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2008.
How do Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts?
Hong Kong, China ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 78th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
92 places, 2,281 data points, 1969–2024
Last refreshed

Workers involved in strikes and lockouts represents the number of workers implicated directly or indirectly at any time during a strike or lockout, whether the involvement was for the full duration of the strike or lockout or only part of it. Workers who are unable to work as a result of the secondary effects of strikes or lockouts should not be included. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Industrial Relations data (IRdata) database description.