Brunei vs Malaysia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
Brunei
0.0216 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.0223 units per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
20th
Malaysia rank
17th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- Brunei
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0223 units per person against 0.0216 units per person in Brunei, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0215 units per person | 0.0195 units per person | 0.002 units per person | Brunei |
| 2010s | 0.0214 units per person | 0.0211 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Brunei |
| 2020s | 0.0215 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Brunei or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0223 units per person against 0.0216 units per person in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Brunei and Malaysia?
- 0.0007 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Malaysia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Malaysia rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Brunei ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 17th 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.