Samoa vs South Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

Samoa
0.0113 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0115 units per person
in 2025
Samoa rank
165th
South Africa rank
163rd

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

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.015200520152025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0115 units per person against 0.0113 units per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 165th and South Africa ranks 163rd of 186 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0143 units per person 0.0134 units per person 0.0009 units per person Samoa
2010s 0.0136 units per person 0.0122 units per person 0.0014 units per person Samoa
2020s 0.0114 units per person 0.0111 units per person 0.0003 units per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Samoa or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0115 units per person against 0.0113 units per person in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Samoa and South Africa?
0.0002 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Samoa ranks 165th and South Africa ranks 163rd 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.