Germany vs United Kingdom: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

Germany
3.67 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
4.28 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
43rd
United Kingdom rank
40th

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

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
01234200520142023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4.28 units per square kilometre against 3.67 units per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.61 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 40th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 3.56 units per square kilometre 3.78 units per square kilometre 0.2236 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 3.64 units per square kilometre 3.98 units per square kilometre 0.3386 units per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 3.6 units per square kilometre 4.09 units per square kilometre 0.4881 units per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Germany or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 4.28 units per square kilometre against 3.67 units per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Germany and United Kingdom?
0.61 units per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Germany ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 40th 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.