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People in Asia and Pacific countries spend more than 10 per cent of their time on leisure activities, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development nations.
Let's take a look at how much time people spend on leisure in some countries, including India.
Source: OECD
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Kazakhstan
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 6 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 6 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 8 hours by men
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 8 hours by women
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 1
Men and women spend equal time on leisure and sleep in Kazakhstan.
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Photographs: Chor Sokunthea/Reuters
Cambodia
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 5 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 5 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: N/A
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: N/A
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 2
Men and women spend equal time on leisure in Cambodia.
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Photographs: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Australia
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 5 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 4 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 9 hours by men
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 9 hours by women
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 3
Men spend more time on leisure than women in Australia.
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Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
South Korea
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 5 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 4 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 8 hours by men
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 8 hours by women
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 4
Men and women spend equal time on sleep in South Korea.
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Photographs: Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters
Kyrgyzstan
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 5 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 4 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 8 hours by men
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 8 hours by women
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 5
Men spend more time on leisure than women in Kyrgyzstan.
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Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
New Zealand
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 5 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 4 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 9 hours by men
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 9 hours by women
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 6
Men and women spend equal time on sleep in New Zealand.
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Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Japan
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 5 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 4 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 8 hours by men
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 8 hours by women
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 7
Men spend more time on leisure than women in Japan.
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Photographs: B Mathur/Reuters
India
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 5 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 4 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 9 hours by men
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 9 hours by women
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 8
Men and women spend equal time on sleep in India.
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Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters
China
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 4 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 4 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 9 hours by men
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 9 hours by women
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 9
Men and women spend just four hours on leisure in China.
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Photographs: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
Pakistan
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 4 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 3 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 9 hours by men
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: 9 hours by women
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 10
Women spend just three hours on leisure in Pakistan.
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Photographs: Mareike Guensche/Reuters
Mongolia
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 4 hours by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 3 hours by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: N/A
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: N/A
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 11
Women spend just three hours on leisure in Mongolia.
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Photographs: Source, Serouj Ourishian/Wikipedia Commons
Armenia
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 1 hour by men
Total hours spent on leisure in an average day: 1 hour by women
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: N/A
Total time spent on sleep in 24 hours: N/A
Rank in total hours spent on leisure by men and women: 12
Men and women spend just one hour on leisure in Armenia.
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