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Urban women

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data47 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4.2hours per day
Median: 4.2hours per day
Countries Covered
47
with available data
Highest
Bangladesh
5.8hours per day
Lowest
Liberia
1.6hours per day
Top 5 Countries
1Bangladesh5.8hours per day
2Mexico5.6hours per day
3Islamic Republic of Iran5.4hours per day
4Bolivia5.4hours per day
5Peru5.4hours per day
By Region
North America4.6hours per day(3 countries)
Africa4.6hours per day(2 countries)
Asia4.6hours per day(6 countries)
South America4.3hours per day(7 countries)
Other4.2hours per day(18 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.6hours per day)High (5.8hours per day)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.2hours per day)

North America (3)
Africa (2)
Asia (6)
South America (7)
Other (18)
Europe (11)

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 2024; 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
1Bangladesh5.8hours per day
2Mexico5.6hours per day
3Islamic Republic of Iran5.4hours per day
4Bolivia5.4hours per day
5Peru5.4hours per day
6India5.2hours per day
7Türkiye5.1hours per day
8Costa Rica5.1hours per day
9State of Palestine4.9hours per day
10Armenia4.9hours per day
11Uruguay4.8hours per day
12Italy4.7hours per day
13Morocco4.6hours per day
14Ecuador4.6hours per day
15El Salvador4.6hours per day
16Chile4.6hours per day
17Kenya4.5hours per day
18Mongolia4.5hours per day
19Guatemala4.4hours per day
20Poland4.4hours per day
21Kazakhstan4.4hours per day
22Paraguay4.4hours per day
23Oman4.4hours per day
24Greece4.2hours per day
25Argentina4.2hours per day
26Georgia4.2hours per day
27Bulgaria4.1hours per day
28Moldova, Republic of4.1hours per day
29Honduras4.1hours per day
30Switzerland4.1hours per day
31Hungary4.0hours per day
32Cameroon4.0hours per day
33Colombia4.0hours per day
34Serbia3.8hours per day
35Uganda3.8hours per day
36Canada3.8hours per day
37Germany3.8hours per day
38People's Republic of China3.7hours per day
39Austria3.5hours per day
40Dominican Republic3.5hours per day
41Norway3.4hours per day
42Finland3.3hours per day
43Fiji3.3hours per day
44Lao People's Democratic Republic3.2hours per day
45South Korea3.1hours per day
46Brazil2.8hours per day
47Liberia1.6hours per day
Showing 47 of 47 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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