Australia vs Ethiopia: Annual working hours per worker

Australia
1,611 hours per worker
in 2023
Ethiopia
1,599 hours per worker
in 2023
Australia rank
105th
Ethiopia rank
108th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Australia
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1,611 hours per worker against 1,599 hours per worker in Ethiopia, a difference of 12 hours per worker.

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

Australia ranks 105th and Ethiopia ranks 108th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 1,677 hours per worker 1,498 hours per worker 179.51 hours per worker Australia
2010s 1,649 hours per worker 1,557 hours per worker 91.36 hours per worker Australia
2020s 1,599 hours per worker 1,551 hours per worker 48.68 hours per worker Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Australia or Ethiopia?
Australia, at 1,611 hours per worker against 1,599 hours per worker in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Australia and Ethiopia?
12 hours per worker, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ethiopia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Australia and Ethiopia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Australia ranks 105th and Ethiopia ranks 108th 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.