Belgium vs Ecuador: Annual working hours per worker
Belgium
1,593 hours per worker
in 2023
Ecuador
1,594 hours per worker
in 2023
Belgium rank
111th
Ecuador rank
110th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Belgium
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1,594 hours per worker against 1,593 hours per worker in Belgium, a difference of 1 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ecuador ahead.
Belgium ranks 111th and Ecuador ranks 110th of 130 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,577 hours per worker | 1,904 hours per worker | 327.29 hours per worker | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1,586 hours per worker | 1,786 hours per worker | 199.67 hours per worker | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1,587 hours per worker | 1,627 hours per worker | 40.45 hours per worker | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1,548 hours per worker | 1,560 hours per worker | 11.7 hours per worker | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Belgium or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1,594 hours per worker against 1,593 hours per worker in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Belgium and Ecuador?
- 1 hours per worker, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ecuador?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Ecuador rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Belgium ranks 111th and Ecuador ranks 110th 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.