United Arab Emirates vs World: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
United Arab Emirates
0.0307 units per person
in 2025
World
0.0179 units per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- United Arab Emirates
- World
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0307 units per person against 0.0179 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0128 units per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Arab Emirates | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.0333 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.0316 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 0.014 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), United Arab Emirates or World?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.0307 units per person against 0.0179 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between United Arab Emirates and World?
- 0.0128 units per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and World?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do United Arab Emirates and World rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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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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.