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

Maldives
39.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7575 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Maldives
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
010203040200520142023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 39.34 units per square kilometre against 0.7575 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 38.58 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 51.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Maldives ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 18.12 units per square kilometre 0.5255 units per square kilometre 17.59 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 27.59 units per square kilometre 0.5945 units per square kilometre 27 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 36.43 units per square kilometre 0.6998 units per square kilometre 35.73 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Maldives, at 39.34 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 Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
38.58 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Maldives ranks 5th 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.