Botswana vs Singapore: Annual working hours per worker

Botswana
2,258 hours per worker
in 2023
Singapore
2,283 hours per worker
in 2023
Botswana rank
22nd
Singapore rank
20th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Botswana
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 2,283 hours per worker against 2,258 hours per worker in Botswana, a difference of 25 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Singapore ahead.

Botswana ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 20th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 2,479 hours per worker 2,484 hours per worker 5.52 hours per worker Singapore
2010s 2,383 hours per worker 2,387 hours per worker 4.13 hours per worker Singapore
2020s 2,306 hours per worker 2,285 hours per worker 21.2 hours per worker Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Botswana or Singapore?
Singapore, at 2,283 hours per worker against 2,258 hours per worker in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Botswana and Singapore?
25 hours per worker, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Singapore?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Singapore rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Botswana ranks 22nd and Singapore ranks 20th 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.