Hong Kong vs South Korea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
Hong Kong
0.0208 units per person
in 2025
South Korea
0.021 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
22nd
South Korea rank
21st
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.021 units per person against 0.0208 units per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 22nd and South Korea ranks 21st of 186 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0232 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.0228 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.021 units per person | 0.0208 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Hong Kong or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.021 units per person against 0.0208 units per person in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 0.0002 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Hong Kong ranks 22nd and South Korea ranks 21st 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.