Bulgaria vs Ghana: Annual working hours per worker

Bulgaria
1,659 hours per worker
in 2023
Ghana
1,656 hours per worker
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
94th
Ghana rank
95th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1,659 hours per worker against 1,656 hours per worker in Ghana, a difference of 3 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 94th and Ghana ranks 95th of 130 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 1,661 hours per worker 1,733 hours per worker 71.21 hours per worker Ghana
2010s 1,644 hours per worker 1,709 hours per worker 64.8 hours per worker Ghana
2020s 1,627 hours per worker 1,649 hours per worker 21.97 hours per worker Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Bulgaria or Ghana?
Bulgaria, at 1,659 hours per worker against 1,656 hours per worker in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Bulgaria and Ghana?
3 hours per worker, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ghana?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Ghana rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Ghana ranks 95th 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.