Americas: Upper-middle income vs South Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time
- Americas: Upper-middle income
- South Africa
How they compare
Americas: Upper-middle income currently reports 10.84 million against 758,858 in South Africa, a difference of 10.08 million.
That makes Americas: Upper-middle income's figure about 14.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Americas: Upper-middle income has been ahead every year.
Americas: Upper-middle income ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st of 87 groups.
Americas: Upper-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas: Upper-middle income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.76 million | 678,067 | 8.08 million | Americas: Upper-middle income |
| 2010s | 9.46 million | 681,003 | 8.77 million | Americas: Upper-middle income |
| 2020s | 10.11 million | 711,098 | 9.40 million | Americas: Upper-middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons, Americas: Upper-middle income or South Africa?
- Americas: Upper-middle income, at 10.84 million against 758,858 in South Africa as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between Americas: Upper-middle income and South Africa?
- 10.08 million, with Americas: Upper-middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas: Upper-middle income and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Americas: Upper-middle income and South Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Americas: Upper-middle income ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st of 87 groups.
- 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.