This statistic provides a comparison of the average amount of time spent sleeping by gender in OECD member countries as well as China, India and South Africa. As of 2016, Chinese women spent 540 minutes sleeping per day. This is significantly higher than the average Japanese woman who spent 456 minutes per day sleeping.
Average minutes per day spent sleeping in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016
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OECD. (March 7, 2016). Average minutes per day spent sleeping in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/521957/time-spent-sleeping-countries/
OECD. "Average minutes per day spent sleeping in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016." Chart. March 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521957/time-spent-sleeping-countries/
OECD. (2016). Average minutes per day spent sleeping in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521957/time-spent-sleeping-countries/
OECD. "Average Minutes per Day Spent Sleeping in Oecd Countries plus China, India and South Africa by Gender, as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521957/time-spent-sleeping-countries/
OECD, Average minutes per day spent sleeping in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521957/time-spent-sleeping-countries/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Average minutes per day spent sleeping in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016 [Graph], OECD, March 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/521957/time-spent-sleeping-countries/