How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?

21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.

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.

Sweden vs Zambia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

Sweden

0.0144 units per person

in 2025

Zambia

0.0146 units per person

in 2025

Sweden rank

129th

Zambia rank

127th

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

Sweden
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0146 units per person against 0.0144 units per person in Sweden, 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 Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 129th and Zambia ranks 127th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0145 units per person	0.0105 units per person	0.004 units per person	Sweden
2010s	0.0146 units per person	0.0114 units per person	0.0032 units per person	Sweden
2020s	0.0143 units per person	0.0139 units per person	0.0003 units per person	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Sweden or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0146 units per person against 0.0144 units per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Sweden and Zambia?: 0.0002 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Zambia rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?: Sweden ranks 129th and Zambia ranks 127th 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: 04 September 2026

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.