Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income currently reports 893,231 against 257,942 in Malawi, a difference of 635,289.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income's figure about 3.5 times Malawi's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 74th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 71st of 188 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 166,539 | 767,410 | 600,872 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income |
| 2010s | 180,471 | 787,824 | 607,353 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income |
| 2020s | 231,035 | 835,429 | 604,394 | Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, at 893,231 against 257,942 in Malawi as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- 635,289, with Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Malawi ranks 74th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 71st 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.