Bhutan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
Bhutan
0.0273 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0146 units per person
in 2025
Bhutan rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- Bhutan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.0273 units per person against 0.0146 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0127 units per person.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.0231 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.0261 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Bhutan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bhutan, at 0.0273 units per person against 0.0146 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0127 units per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Bhutan ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.