Belarus vs South Korea: Annual working hours per worker
Belarus
1,875 hours per worker
in 2023
South Korea
1,910 hours per worker
in 2023
Belarus rank
76th
South Korea rank
73rd
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Belarus
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1,910 hours per worker against 1,875 hours per worker in Belarus, a difference of 35 hours per worker.
Across all 19 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 76th and South Korea ranks 73rd of 130 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,888 hours per worker | 2,276 hours per worker | 387.81 hours per worker | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1,837 hours per worker | 2,066 hours per worker | 229.62 hours per worker | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1,848 hours per worker | 1,902 hours per worker | 54 hours per worker | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Belarus or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 1,910 hours per worker against 1,875 hours per worker in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Belarus and South Korea?
- 35 hours per worker, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and South Korea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and South Korea rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Belarus ranks 76th and South Korea ranks 73rd 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.