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

Afghanistan
0.4146 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.3755 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
146th
Sweden rank
148th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Sweden
00.10.20.30.40.5200520142023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.4146 units per square kilometre against 0.3755 units per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0391 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 146th and Sweden ranks 148th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3087 units per square kilometre 0.3268 units per square kilometre 0.0182 units per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.4268 units per square kilometre 0.3505 units per square kilometre 0.0763 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.4322 units per square kilometre 0.365 units per square kilometre 0.0673 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Afghanistan or Sweden?
Afghanistan, at 0.4146 units per square kilometre against 0.3755 units per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Afghanistan and Sweden?
0.0391 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sweden?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Sweden rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Afghanistan ranks 146th and Sweden ranks 148th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.