Australia vs Canada: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

Australia
0.0576 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
0.0752 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
180th
Canada rank
177th

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

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0752 units per square kilometre against 0.0576 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0176 units per square kilometre.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 180th and Canada ranks 177th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0448 units per square kilometre 0.0629 units per square kilometre 0.0181 units per square kilometre Canada
2010s 0.0498 units per square kilometre 0.0669 units per square kilometre 0.0171 units per square kilometre Canada
2020s 0.0547 units per square kilometre 0.0711 units per square kilometre 0.0164 units per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 0.0752 units per square kilometre against 0.0576 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Australia and Canada?
0.0176 units per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Australia ranks 180th and Canada ranks 177th 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.