El Salvador vs Japan: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

El Salvador
5.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
5.72 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
26th
Japan rank
27th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
0246200520142023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 5.84 units per square kilometre against 5.72 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.12 units per square kilometre.

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

El Salvador ranks 26th 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 El Salvador Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 4.68 units per square kilometre 5.95 units per square kilometre 1.27 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 5.06 units per square kilometre 5.8 units per square kilometre 0.744 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 5.52 units per square kilometre 5.67 units per square kilometre 0.1483 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), El Salvador or Japan?
El Salvador, at 5.84 units per square kilometre against 5.72 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between El Salvador and Japan?
0.12 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
El Salvador ranks 26th 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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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.