Americas vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates)
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) over time
- Americas
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Americas currently reports 19.15 million against 1.44 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 17.71 million.
That makes Americas's figure about 13.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th of 87 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.75 million | 792,170 | 14.96 million | Americas |
| 2010s | 16.91 million | 951,303 | 15.96 million | Americas |
| 2020s | 18.16 million | 1.26 million | 16.90 million | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons, Americas or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Americas, at 19.15 million against 1.44 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between Americas and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 17.71 million, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Americas and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Americas ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th 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.