Eswatini vs South Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

Eswatini
0.6542 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.6029 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
130th
South Africa rank
132nd

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

  • Eswatini
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.6542 units per square kilometre against 0.6029 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0513 units per square kilometre.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Eswatini ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 132nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6518 units per square kilometre 0.559 units per square kilometre 0.0928 units per square kilometre Eswatini
2010s 0.7363 units per square kilometre 0.5614 units per square kilometre 0.1749 units per square kilometre Eswatini
2020s 0.6411 units per square kilometre 0.5545 units per square kilometre 0.0866 units per square kilometre Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Eswatini or South Africa?
Eswatini, at 0.6542 units per square kilometre against 0.6029 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Eswatini and South Africa?
0.0513 units per square kilometre, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Eswatini ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 132nd 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.