Algeria vs Iran: Annual working hours per worker

Algeria
2,232 hours per worker
in 2023
Iran
2,246 hours per worker
in 2023
Algeria rank
26th
Iran rank
23rd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Algeria
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 2,246 hours per worker against 2,232 hours per worker in Algeria, a difference of 14 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iran ahead.

Algeria ranks 26th and Iran ranks 23rd of 130 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Iran Difference Ahead
2000s 2,245 hours per worker 2,447 hours per worker 201.96 hours per worker Iran
2010s 2,231 hours per worker 2,326 hours per worker 94.65 hours per worker Iran
2020s 2,198 hours per worker 2,246 hours per worker 48.21 hours per worker Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Algeria or Iran?
Iran, at 2,246 hours per worker against 2,232 hours per worker in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Algeria and Iran?
14 hours per worker, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iran?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Iran rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Algeria ranks 26th and Iran ranks 23rd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed

Average working hours per worker in a given year.