Argentina vs Latvia: Annual working hours per worker

Argentina
1,612 hours per worker
in 2023
Latvia
1,625 hours per worker
in 2023
Argentina rank
104th
Latvia rank
101st

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Argentina
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1,625 hours per worker against 1,612 hours per worker in Argentina, a difference of 13 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 104th and Latvia ranks 101st of 130 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,891 hours per worker 1,863 hours per worker 28.35 hours per worker Argentina
2000s 1,772 hours per worker 1,814 hours per worker 42.34 hours per worker Latvia
2010s 1,694 hours per worker 1,677 hours per worker 16.62 hours per worker Argentina
2020s 1,570 hours per worker 1,606 hours per worker 35.59 hours per worker Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Argentina or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1,625 hours per worker against 1,612 hours per worker in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Argentina and Latvia?
13 hours per worker, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latvia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Latvia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Argentina ranks 104th and Latvia ranks 101st 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.