What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Belarus and Democratic Republic of Congo?

34 hours per worker, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Democratic Republic of Congo?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

Belarus vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Annual working hours per worker

Belarus

1,875 hours per worker

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

1,841 hours per worker

in 2023

Belarus rank

76th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

78th

Annual working hours per worker over time

Belarus
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 1,875 hours per worker against 1,841 hours per worker in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 34 hours per worker.

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

Belarus ranks 76th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,888 hours per worker	1,785 hours per worker	103.29 hours per worker	Belarus
2010s	1,837 hours per worker	1,826 hours per worker	10.65 hours per worker	Belarus
2020s	1,848 hours per worker	1,807 hours per worker	40.78 hours per worker	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Belarus or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Belarus, at 1,875 hours per worker against 1,841 hours per worker in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Belarus and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 34 hours per worker, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for annual working hours per worker?: Belarus ranks 76th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Average working hours per worker in a given year.