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
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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

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.