Hong Kong vs Singapore: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
Hong Kong
151.07 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
212.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Singapore rank
2nd
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 212.57 units per square kilometre against 151.07 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 61.5 units per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 152.42 units per square kilometre | 162.85 units per square kilometre | 10.42 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 157.41 units per square kilometre | 197.61 units per square kilometre | 40.2 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 149.84 units per square kilometre | 203.5 units per square kilometre | 53.66 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Hong Kong or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 212.57 units per square kilometre against 151.07 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 61.5 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd 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.