Malawi vs Malaysia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

Malawi
2.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
2.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
53rd
Malaysia rank
55th

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

  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.42 units per square kilometre against 2.36 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.06 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 55th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.77 units per square kilometre 1.6 units per square kilometre 0.1646 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 1.91 units per square kilometre 1.99 units per square kilometre 0.0773 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 2.28 units per square kilometre 2.24 units per square kilometre 0.04 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Malawi or Malaysia?
Malawi, at 2.42 units per square kilometre against 2.36 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Malawi and Malaysia?
0.06 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Malawi ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 55th 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

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.