Afghanistan vs Western Asia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time
- Afghanistan
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 1.97 million against 310,103 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.66 million.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 6.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 66th and Western Asia ranks 64th of 188 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 201,316 | 1.45 million | 1.25 million | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 278,396 | 1.65 million | 1.38 million | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 288,801 | 1.86 million | 1.57 million | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons, Afghanistan or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 1.97 million against 310,103 in Afghanistan as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between Afghanistan and Western Asia?
- 1.66 million, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Western Asia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Afghanistan and Western Asia rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Afghanistan ranks 66th and Western Asia ranks 64th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.