El Salvador vs South Africa: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male

El Salvador
44.28
in 2017
South Africa
44.27
in 2020
El Salvador rank
28th
South Africa rank
29th

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 44.28 against 44.27 in South Africa, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1995 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 29th of 82 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 45.93 45.55 0.3802 El Salvador
2000s 45.24 46.8 1.56 South Africa
2010s 44.02 45.7 1.68 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male, El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 44.28 against 44.27 in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male between El Salvador and South Africa?
0.01, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male?
El Salvador ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 29th of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed