"Whether it's on the bus, in the car, or on foot, the daily commute is something that many people dread. The researchers analysed the personal and work-related travel of people living in 43 countries - representing more than half the world. Their results revealed that the average person travels for 1 hour 8 minutes per day, regardless of the mode of transport, or how rich they are."
"The results revealed that average travel times around the world range from 0.8 hours (48 minutes) to 1.8 hours (1hr 48 minutes). Morocco is at the bottom of the list for travel time, followed by Algeria, Mexico, India, and Mauritius. In contrast, people in South Korea do the most travelling, ahead of those in Latvia, Luxembourg, Tunisia, and Brazil. Here in the UK, the average person spends 1.45 hours (1 hour 27 minutes) travelling every day."
People across 43 countries spend an average of 1.3 hours (1 hour 18 minutes) traveling each day, with a variability of 0.2 hours (12 minutes). Travel occurs for commuting, work-related tasks, shopping, and other personal reasons. Daily travel times range from 0.8 hours (48 minutes) in Morocco to 1.8 hours (1 hour 48 minutes) in South Korea. Morocco, Algeria, Mexico, India, and Mauritius record the shortest average travel times. South Korea, Latvia, Luxembourg, Tunisia, and Brazil record the longest. The United Kingdom averages 1.45 hours (1 hour 27 minutes) and the United States averages 1.35 hours (1 hour 21 minutes) daily. Data derive from time-use surveys covering more than half the world.
Read at Mail Online
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]