Bangladesh vs Qatar: Annual working hours per worker

Bangladesh
2,383 hours per worker
in 2023
Qatar
2,435 hours per worker
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
10th
Qatar rank
7th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2,435 hours per worker against 2,383 hours per worker in Bangladesh, a difference of 52 hours per worker.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 7th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 2,333 hours per worker 2,520 hours per worker 187.46 hours per worker Qatar
2010s 2,388 hours per worker 2,585 hours per worker 196.31 hours per worker Qatar
2020s 2,365 hours per worker 2,459 hours per worker 93.76 hours per worker Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Bangladesh or Qatar?
Qatar, at 2,435 hours per worker against 2,383 hours per worker in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Bangladesh and Qatar?
52 hours per worker, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Qatar?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Qatar rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 7th 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.