Canada vs South America: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time
- Canada
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 8.06 million against 657,287 in Canada, a difference of 7.40 million.
That makes South America's figure about 12.3 times Canada's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 38th and South America ranks 38th of 188 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 563,598 | 6.64 million | 6.07 million | South America |
| 2010s | 599,382 | 7.13 million | 6.53 million | South America |
| 2020s | 641,338 | 7.50 million | 6.86 million | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons, Canada or South America?
- South America, at 8.06 million against 657,287 in Canada as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between Canada and South America?
- 7.40 million, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South America?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Canada and South America rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Canada ranks 38th and South America ranks 38th 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.