Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income vs South Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income
- South Africa
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income currently reports 10.84 million against 758,858 in South Africa, a difference of 10.08 million.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income's figure about 14.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income has been ahead every year.
Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st of 87 groups.
Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.76 million | 678,067 | 8.08 million | Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income |
| 2010s | 9.46 million | 681,003 | 8.77 million | Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income |
| 2020s | 10.11 million | 711,098 | 9.40 million | Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons, Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income or South Africa?
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income, at 10.84 million against 758,858 in South Africa as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income and South Africa?
- 10.08 million, with Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income and South Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st 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.