Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income vs North Korea: Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 over time
- Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 39.64 against 33.17 in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, a difference of 6.47.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 3rd of 87 groups.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.15 | 37.69 | 2.54 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 34.86 | 38.04 | 3.18 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 33.23 | 38.66 | 5.43 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64, Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 39.64 against 33.17 in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 between Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income and North Korea?
- 6.47, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income and North Korea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income and North Korea rank globally for ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64?
- Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 3rd of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (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. The ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 is the total weekly hours worked by employed persons in their main job divided by the population aged 15-64. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.