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

Laos
0.6222 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.6029 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
131st
South Africa rank
132nd

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

  • Laos
  • South Africa
00.20.40.6200520142023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.6222 units per square kilometre against 0.6029 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0193 units per square kilometre.

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

Laos ranks 131st and South Africa ranks 132nd of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4134 units per square kilometre 0.559 units per square kilometre 0.1456 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.4835 units per square kilometre 0.5614 units per square kilometre 0.0779 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.5877 units per square kilometre 0.5545 units per square kilometre 0.0331 units per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Laos or South Africa?
Laos, at 0.6222 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 Laos and South Africa?
0.0193 units per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Laos and South Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Laos ranks 131st 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.