Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0146 units per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.0307 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
2nd
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0307 units per person against 0.0146 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0161 units per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0189 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0333 units per person | 0.0195 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.014 units per person | 0.0316 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.0307 units per person against 0.0146 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0161 units per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
- 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.