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
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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

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.