Belgium vs Japan: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
Belgium
5.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
5.72 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
30th
Japan rank
27th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.72 units per square kilometre against 5.19 units per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.53 units per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 30th and Japan ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.66 units per square kilometre | 5.95 units per square kilometre | 1.29 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.99 units per square kilometre | 5.8 units per square kilometre | 0.8182 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.04 units per square kilometre | 5.67 units per square kilometre | 0.6305 units per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Belgium or Japan?
- Japan, at 5.72 units per square kilometre against 5.19 units per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.53 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Belgium ranks 30th and Japan ranks 27th 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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About this data
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.