Belgium vs Chad: Annual working hours per worker
Belgium
1,593 hours per worker
in 2023
Chad
1,585 hours per worker
in 2023
Belgium rank
111th
Chad rank
113th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Belgium
- Chad
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1,593 hours per worker against 1,585 hours per worker in Chad, a difference of 8 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 111th and Chad ranks 113th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Chad in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,582 hours per worker | 1,572 hours per worker | 9.5 hours per worker | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,587 hours per worker | 1,572 hours per worker | 14.83 hours per worker | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1,548 hours per worker | 1,556 hours per worker | 7.2 hours per worker | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Belgium or Chad?
- Belgium, at 1,593 hours per worker against 1,585 hours per worker in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Belgium and Chad?
- 8 hours per worker, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chad?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Chad rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Belgium ranks 111th and Chad ranks 113th 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.