Bangladesh vs South Korea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

Bangladesh
25.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
11.37 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
7th
South Korea rank
9th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • South Korea
0102030200520142023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 25.48 units per square kilometre against 11.37 units per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 14.11 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.2 times South Korea's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 9th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 18.44 units per square kilometre 11.19 units per square kilometre 7.26 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 21.22 units per square kilometre 11.41 units per square kilometre 9.8 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 24.33 units per square kilometre 11.02 units per square kilometre 13.3 units per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Bangladesh or South Korea?
Bangladesh, at 25.48 units per square kilometre against 11.37 units per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Bangladesh and South Korea?
14.11 units per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Korea?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and South Korea rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 9th 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.