Ethiopia vs Southern Asia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time
- Ethiopia
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 37.53 million against 1.81 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 35.72 million.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 20.8 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Southern Asia ranks 12th of 188 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 26.81 million | 25.79 million | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 30.28 million | 28.95 million | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 35.15 million | 33.55 million | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons, Ethiopia or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 37.53 million against 1.81 million in Ethiopia as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between Ethiopia and Southern Asia?
- 35.72 million, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Southern Asia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Ethiopia and Southern Asia rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th and Southern Asia ranks 12th 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.