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

Mozambique
0.5641 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.6029 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
133rd
South Africa rank
132nd

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

  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
00.20.40.6200520142023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.6029 units per square kilometre against 0.5641 units per square kilometre in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0388 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

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

Mozambique ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 132nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3442 units per square kilometre 0.559 units per square kilometre 0.2148 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.4082 units per square kilometre 0.5614 units per square kilometre 0.1531 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.5289 units per square kilometre 0.5545 units per square kilometre 0.0257 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Mozambique or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.6029 units per square kilometre against 0.5641 units per square kilometre in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Mozambique and South Africa?
0.0388 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and South Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Mozambique ranks 133rd 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.