WORLD ATLAS
Average sleep time Ranking Map for 19 countries and territories
Limited coverage: Countries covered by OECD time-use surveys; survey years and methods vary. 19 countries and territories included; reference period: approximately 1998–2006, varying by country.
In the available data, France has the highest recorded value at 8.8 hours/day (rank #1); Japan ranks #18 at 7.8 hours/day. Coverage: 19 countries and territories. Reference years: France approximately 1998–2006; Japan approximately 1998–2006. This comes from time-use surveys whose dates, samples and methods differ between countries.
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01 / RANKING MAP
Compare average sleep time within the covered dataset.
Countries covered by OECD time-use surveys; survey years and methods vary.
Japan, world rank 18 for Average sleep time, 7.8 hours/day
02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Average sleep time ranking map
Countries covered by OECD time-use surveys; survey years and methods vary. This page orders 19 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
- Top 3
- #1 France (8.8 hours/day), #2 Spain (8.6 hours/day), #2 United States (8.6 hours/day)
- Japan’s position
- World #18 (7.8 hours/day)
- Data period
- approximately 1998–2006, varying by country
All displayed observations use the reference period above. Check the source and definition before interpreting small differences.
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