South Africa vs World: Low income: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons over time
- South Africa
- World: Low income
How they compare
World: Low income currently reports 10.54 million against 758,858 in South Africa, a difference of 9.78 million.
That makes World: Low income's figure about 13.9 times South Africa's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, World: Low income has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 31st and World: Low income ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
World: Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | World: Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 678,067 | 6.06 million | 5.38 million | World: Low income |
| 2010s | 681,003 | 7.33 million | 6.65 million | World: Low income |
| 2020s | 711,098 | 9.41 million | 8.70 million | World: Low 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 World: Low income?
- World: Low income, at 10.54 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 World: Low income?
- 9.78 million, with World: Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and World: Low income?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do South Africa and World: Low income rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- South Africa ranks 31st and World: Low income ranks 33rd 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.