BRICS vs India: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time
- BRICS
- India
How they compare
BRICS currently reports 79.25 million against 27.81 million in India, a difference of 51.44 million.
That makes BRICS's figure about 2.9 times India's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, BRICS has been ahead every year.
BRICS ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 87 groups.
BRICS has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | BRICS | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.15 million | 20.00 million | 48.14 million | BRICS |
| 2010s | 73.08 million | 22.49 million | 50.59 million | BRICS |
| 2020s | 76.29 million | 26.07 million | 50.22 million | BRICS |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons, BRICS or India?
- BRICS, at 79.25 million against 27.81 million in India as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between BRICS and India?
- 51.44 million, with BRICS ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for BRICS and India?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do BRICS and India rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- BRICS ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd 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.