New Zealand vs United States: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

New Zealand
0.0181 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.0181 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
55th
United States rank
56th

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States
00.0050.010.0150.02200520152025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0181 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in United States, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States ahead.

New Zealand ranks 55th and United States ranks 56th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0175 units per person 0.0179 units per person 0.0005 units per person United States
2010s 0.0176 units per person 0.0176 units per person 0.0001 units per person United States
2020s 0.0184 units per person 0.0179 units per person 0.0005 units per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), New Zealand or United States?
New Zealand, at 0.0181 units per person against 0.0181 units per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between New Zealand and United States?
0 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
New Zealand ranks 55th and United States ranks 56th 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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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,955 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

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.