Bahrain vs Sri Lanka: Annual working hours per worker

Bahrain
2,052 hours per worker
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2,053 hours per worker
in 2023
Bahrain rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
55th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Bahrain
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2,053 hours per worker against 2,052 hours per worker in Bahrain, a difference of 1 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bahrain ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 2,153 hours per worker 2,167 hours per worker 13.45 hours per worker Sri Lanka
2010s 2,118 hours per worker 2,171 hours per worker 52.83 hours per worker Sri Lanka
2020s 2,060 hours per worker 1,991 hours per worker 69.11 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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 2,053 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 Sri Lanka?
1 hours per worker, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sri Lanka?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Bahrain ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th 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.