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

Singapore
212.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7575 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Singapore
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050100150200200520142023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 212.57 units per square kilometre against 0.7575 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 211.81 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 280.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Singapore ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 162.85 units per square kilometre 0.5255 units per square kilometre 162.32 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 197.61 units per square kilometre 0.5945 units per square kilometre 197.01 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 203.5 units per square kilometre 0.6998 units per square kilometre 202.8 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Singapore or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Singapore, at 212.57 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 Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
211.81 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Singapore ranks 2nd 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.