Japan vs Niger: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
Japan
0.017 units per person
in 2025
Niger
0.0171 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
75th
Niger rank
74th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- Japan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0171 units per person against 0.017 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 75th and Niger ranks 74th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0167 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Japan or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.0171 units per person against 0.017 units per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Japan and Niger?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Niger rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Japan ranks 75th and Niger ranks 74th 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.