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Daily time spent on domestic work, women (UN (2017))

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data84 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.8Daily hours
Median: 6.9Daily hours
Countries Covered
84
with available data
Highest
Mexico
9.4Daily hours
Lowest
Argentina
0.0Daily hours
Top 5 Countries
1Mexico9.4Daily hours
2Mongolia8.8Daily hours
3Bolivia8.7Daily hours
4Mali8.7Daily hours
5Peru8.7Daily hours
By Region
North America8.0Daily hours(4 countries)
Oceania7.0Daily hours(2 countries)
Other6.9Daily hours(29 countries)
Europe6.9Daily hours(25 countries)
Africa6.7Daily hours(5 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Daily hours)High (9.4Daily hours)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.8Daily hours)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (29)
Europe (25)
Africa (5)
South America (7)
Asia (12)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Mexico9.4Daily hours
2Mongolia8.8Daily hours
3Bolivia8.7Daily hours
4Mali8.7Daily hours
5Peru8.7Daily hours
6Guatemala8.7Daily hours
7Lithuania8.5Daily hours
8Bhutan8.4Daily hours
9People's Republic of China8.3Daily hours
10Ethiopia8.2Daily hours
11Slovenia8.1Daily hours
12Sweden8.0Daily hours
13Ecuador8.0Daily hours
14Uruguay7.9Daily hours
15Azerbaijan7.8Daily hours
16Latvia7.8Daily hours
17Portugal7.7Daily hours
18Panama7.7Daily hours
19Thailand7.7Daily hours
20Cuba7.7Daily hours
21Ireland7.6Daily hours
22France7.5Daily hours
23Moldova, Republic of7.5Daily hours
24Cambodia7.5Daily hours
25India7.4Daily hours
26Malta7.4Daily hours
27Australia7.4Daily hours
28Ghana7.3Daily hours
29Canada7.3Daily hours
30United Republic of Tanzania7.2Daily hours
31Colombia7.2Daily hours
32Benin7.2Daily hours
33Albania7.2Daily hours
34Poland7.1Daily hours
35Serbia7.1Daily hours
36Italy7.1Daily hours
37Estonia7.0Daily hours
38Nicaragua7.0Daily hours
39Hungary7.0Daily hours
40Hong Kong6.9Daily hours
41Spain6.9Daily hours
42Armenia6.9Daily hours
43Norway6.9Daily hours
44Switzerland6.8Daily hours
45Tunisia6.8Daily hours
46Bulgaria6.7Daily hours
47New Zealand6.7Daily hours
48Madagascar6.7Daily hours
49United States of America6.7Daily hours
50Costa Rica6.6Daily hours
51Mauritius6.6Daily hours
52Austria6.5Daily hours
53Lesotho6.5Daily hours
54Japan6.4Daily hours
55Lao People's Democratic Republic6.4Daily hours
56Chile6.4Daily hours
57Morocco6.4Daily hours
58Kazakhstan6.3Daily hours
59Germany6.3Daily hours
60Belgium6.3Daily hours
61Iraq6.3Daily hours
62Kyrgyzstan6.1Daily hours
63Finland6.1Daily hours
64Pakistan6.1Daily hours
65Reunion6.1Daily hours
66Romania6.1Daily hours
67United Kingdom6.1Daily hours
68Denmark6.0Daily hours
69South Africa6.0Daily hours
70Malawi6.0Daily hours
71Brazil6.0Daily hours
72South Korea5.9Daily hours
73Netherlands5.9Daily hours
74The Republic of North Macedonia5.9Daily hours
75Türkiye5.9Daily hours
76Algeria5.8Daily hours
77Islamic Republic of Iran5.8Daily hours
78Greece5.7Daily hours
79Oman5.5Daily hours
80State of Palestine5.5Daily hours
81Qatar5.3Daily hours
82Honduras5.2Daily hours
83Malaysia0.0Daily hours
84Argentina0.0Daily hours
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).

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