Jamaica vs North Korea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
Jamaica
0.0239 units per person
in 2025
North Korea
0.0269 units per person
in 2025
Jamaica rank
10th
North Korea rank
7th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- Jamaica
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0269 units per person against 0.0239 units per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.003 units per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 10th and North Korea ranks 7th of 186 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0263 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0265 units per person | 0.004 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Jamaica or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0269 units per person against 0.0239 units per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Jamaica and North Korea?
- 0.003 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Korea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and North Korea rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Jamaica ranks 10th and North Korea ranks 7th 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.