New Zealand vs Sweden: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

New Zealand
0.3717 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.3755 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
149th
Sweden rank
148th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
00.10.20.30.4200520142023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.3755 units per square kilometre against 0.3717 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0038 units per square kilometre.

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

New Zealand ranks 149th and Sweden ranks 148th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2798 units per square kilometre 0.3268 units per square kilometre 0.047 units per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.3083 units per square kilometre 0.3505 units per square kilometre 0.0422 units per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.3599 units per square kilometre 0.365 units per square kilometre 0.0051 units per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), New Zealand or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.3755 units per square kilometre against 0.3717 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between New Zealand and Sweden?
0.0038 units per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
New Zealand ranks 149th and Sweden ranks 148th 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.