Belgium vs Rwanda: Annual working hours per worker

Belgium
1,593 hours per worker
in 2023
Rwanda
1,584 hours per worker
in 2023
Belgium rank
111th
Rwanda rank
114th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Belgium
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1,593 hours per worker against 1,584 hours per worker in Rwanda, a difference of 9 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 Rwanda ranks 114th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 1,582 hours per worker 1,571 hours per worker 10.82 hours per worker Belgium
2010s 1,587 hours per worker 1,626 hours per worker 39.51 hours per worker Rwanda
2020s 1,548 hours per worker 1,562 hours per worker 13.26 hours per worker Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Belgium or Rwanda?
Belgium, at 1,593 hours per worker against 1,584 hours per worker in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Belgium and Rwanda?
9 hours per worker, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Rwanda?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Rwanda rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Belgium ranks 111th and Rwanda ranks 114th 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.