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
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
Average working hours per worker in a given year.