Nigeria vs Russia: Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita
Nigeria
2,062 hours per worker
in 2023
Russia
2,087 hours per worker
in 2023
Nigeria rank
54th
Russia rank
51st
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2,087 hours per worker against 2,062 hours per worker in Nigeria, a difference of 25 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Russia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 54th and Russia ranks 51st of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,069 hours per worker | 2,156 hours per worker | 87.21 hours per worker | Russia |
| 2010s | 2,138 hours per worker | 2,099 hours per worker | 38.96 hours per worker | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2,025 hours per worker | 2,049 hours per worker | 24.04 hours per worker | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita, Nigeria or Russia?
- Russia, at 2,087 hours per worker against 2,062 hours per worker in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita between Nigeria and Russia?
- 25 hours per worker, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Russia rank globally for annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 54th and Russia ranks 51st 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.