Brazil vs Kenya: Annual working hours per worker
Brazil
1,994 hours per worker
in 2023
Kenya
2,035 hours per worker
in 2023
Brazil rank
61st
Kenya rank
58th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Brazil
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2,035 hours per worker against 1,994 hours per worker in Brazil, a difference of 41 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 61st and Kenya ranks 58th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,067 hours per worker | 2,027 hours per worker | 39.89 hours per worker | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2,011 hours per worker | 2,039 hours per worker | 27.58 hours per worker | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1,955 hours per worker | 2,008 hours per worker | 52.77 hours per worker | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Brazil or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 2,035 hours per worker against 1,994 hours per worker in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Brazil and Kenya?
- 41 hours per worker, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kenya?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Kenya rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Brazil ranks 61st and Kenya ranks 58th 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.