We, all or most, work, sleep, eat, and enjoy leisure time (Fun!!). That was listed as no particular priority. That is an individual kind of thing, right? And, it changes. In the adult world (15 – 64) that is meant by looking at the dynamics of having a work-life in contrast to retirement amongst other variables.
So, from the world view who has the most leisure time? From a study using 33 of the 38 nations of the OCED, the average is 293 minutes (4.9 hrs.) of leisure time. The highest nation is Norway at 368 min. (6.1 hrs.) whereas the lowest is Mexico at 172 min. (2.9 hrs.) That is a spread of 196 min. (3.2 hours) difference. The top ten are:
1 Norway = 368 min. (6.1 hrs.)
2 Greece = 341 min. (5.7 hrs.)
3 Belgium = 339 min. (5.7 hrs.)
4 Germany = 331 min. (5.5 hrs.)
5 Finland = 331 min. (5.5 hrs.)
6 Denmark = 329 min. (5.5 hrs.)
7 Italy = 323 min. (5.4 hrs.)
8 Sweden = 321 min (5.4 hrs.)
9 Spain = 316 min (5.3 hrs.)
10 Netherlands = 315 min. (5.3 hrs.)
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The bottom ten are:
24 Canada = 279 min. (4.7 hrs.)
25 Japan = 278 min. (4.6 hrs.)
26 Luxembourg = 276 min. (4.6 hrs.)
27 Latvia = 269 min. (4.5 hrs.)
28 S. Korea = 258 min. (4.3 hrs.)
29 India = 254 min. (4.2 hrs.)
30 Lithuania = 247 min. (4.1 hrs.)
31 Portugal = 241 min. (4.0 hrs.)
32 China (People's Republic) = 228 min. (3.8 hrs.)
33 Mexico = 172 min. (2.9 hrs.)
And, for the UK they are ranked 15th at 306 min (5.1 hrs.). The US lands at #21 with 286 min (4.8 hrs.).
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Those were derived from OCED Stat – Time Use, at the following link. You can export the report if desired.
https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TIME_USE
Note: There are other categories there to examine if desired, such as:
** How’s Life – Well-being
** Income Distribution – Poverty
** Better Life Index
You can export their reports to your personal computer.
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But, what do people do? The top ten most enjoyed activities are:
1 Theater or concert
2 Sports – participating or as a spectator
3 Playing with children
4 Going to a restaurant or bar/lounge/pub
5 Sleep
6 Games at home
7 Computer games
8 Any leisure activities away from home
9 Religious acts
10 Hobbies
At the link following you will discover from Our World in Data a graphic, (3rd one down at the article), showing all the information for how do people rate the enjoyment of different activities.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the least ten activities for enjoyable activities. Listed worse first.
** Doing homework
** Looking for a job
** Laundry
** Cleaning the house
** Personal services
** Washing up
** Other domestic chores
** Commuting
** Main job
** Work travel
How do people across the world spend their time and what does this tell us about living conditions? by Our World in Data (Oct. 8, 2020).
https://ourworldindata.org/time-use-living-conditions
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Can you relate to the most enjoyable leisure activity?
What is your least liked activity?
What is your most enjoyable activity (Fun!!)?
Were you surprised about the amount of leisure time nations have?
Thoughts?
