Hong Kong vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

Hong Kong
151.07 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7575 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050100150200520142023

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 151.07 units per square kilometre against 0.7575 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 150.31 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 199.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 152.42 units per square kilometre 0.5255 units per square kilometre 151.9 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 157.41 units per square kilometre 0.5945 units per square kilometre 156.81 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 149.84 units per square kilometre 0.6998 units per square kilometre 149.14 units per square kilometre Hong Kong

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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
Hong Kong, at 151.07 units per square kilometre against 0.7575 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa?
150.31 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.