South Korea vs North Macedonia: Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita
South Korea
1,910 hours per worker
in 2023
North Macedonia
1,949 hours per worker
in 2023
South Korea rank
73rd
North Macedonia rank
71st
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Korea
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 1,949 hours per worker against 1,910 hours per worker in South Korea, a difference of 39 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 73rd and North Macedonia ranks 71st of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,276 hours per worker | 2,146 hours per worker | 129.73 hours per worker | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2,066 hours per worker | 2,092 hours per worker | 26.13 hours per worker | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 1,902 hours per worker | 1,927 hours per worker | 25.45 hours per worker | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita, South Korea or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 1,949 hours per worker against 1,910 hours per worker in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita between South Korea and North Macedonia?
- 39 hours per worker, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and North Macedonia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and North Macedonia rank globally for annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 73rd and North Macedonia ranks 71st of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average working hours per worker in a given year.