South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income currently reports 10.91 million against 758,858 in South Africa, a difference of 10.15 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income's figure about 14.4 times South Africa's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 29th of 188 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 678,067 | 6.04 million | 5.36 million | Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income |
| 2010s | 681,003 | 7.52 million | 6.84 million | Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income |
| 2020s | 711,098 | 9.72 million | 9.01 million | Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, at 10.91 million against 758,858 in South Africa as of 2027.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- 10.15 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- South Africa ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 29th 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.
Individual pages
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.