Bahrain vs Nigeria: Annual working hours per worker

Bahrain
2,052 hours per worker
in 2023
Nigeria
2,062 hours per worker
in 2023
Bahrain rank
56th
Nigeria rank
54th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Bahrain
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2,062 hours per worker against 2,052 hours per worker in Bahrain, a difference of 10 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 56th and Nigeria ranks 54th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 2,153 hours per worker 2,069 hours per worker 83.92 hours per worker Bahrain
2010s 2,118 hours per worker 2,138 hours per worker 20.04 hours per worker Nigeria
2020s 2,060 hours per worker 2,025 hours per worker 34.3 hours per worker Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Bahrain or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2,062 hours per worker against 2,052 hours per worker in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Bahrain and Nigeria?
10 hours per worker, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Nigeria?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Nigeria rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Bahrain ranks 56th and Nigeria ranks 54th 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.