Americas vs Korea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time
- Americas
- Korea
How they compare
Americas currently reports 19.15 million against 1.08 million in Korea, a difference of 18.07 million.
That makes Americas's figure about 17.7 times Korea's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 21st and Korea ranks 23rd of 87 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.75 million | 1.08 million | 14.67 million | Americas |
| 2010s | 16.91 million | 1.11 million | 15.80 million | Americas |
| 2020s | 18.16 million | 1.08 million | 17.08 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 Korea?
- Americas, at 19.15 million against 1.08 million in Korea as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between Americas and Korea?
- 18.07 million, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Korea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Americas and Korea rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Americas ranks 21st and Korea ranks 23rd 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.