North Korea vs Singapore: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
North Korea
0.0269 units per person
in 2025
Singapore
0.0256 units per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
7th
Singapore rank
9th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- North Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0269 units per person against 0.0256 units per person in Singapore, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 9th of 186 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0245 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0263 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0265 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0008 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), North Korea or Singapore?
- North Korea, at 0.0269 units per person against 0.0256 units per person in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between North Korea and Singapore?
- 0.0013 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Singapore?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Singapore rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- North Korea ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 9th 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.
Individual pages
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.