Cambodia vs Colombia: Annual working hours per worker

Cambodia
2,389 hours per worker
in 2023
Colombia
2,471 hours per worker
in 2023
Cambodia rank
9th
Colombia rank
6th

Annual working hours per worker over time

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  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2,471 hours per worker against 2,389 hours per worker in Cambodia, a difference of 82 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 9th and Colombia ranks 6th of 130 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Colombia Difference Ahead
1970s 2,081 hours per worker 2,551 hours per worker 470.2 hours per worker Colombia
1980s 2,109 hours per worker 2,431 hours per worker 321.61 hours per worker Colombia
1990s 2,118 hours per worker 2,354 hours per worker 235.99 hours per worker Colombia
2000s 2,282 hours per worker 2,425 hours per worker 143.02 hours per worker Colombia
2010s 2,363 hours per worker 2,406 hours per worker 42.56 hours per worker Colombia
2020s 2,359 hours per worker 2,362 hours per worker 3.5 hours per worker Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Cambodia or Colombia?
Colombia, at 2,471 hours per worker against 2,389 hours per worker in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Cambodia and Colombia?
82 hours per worker, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Colombia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Colombia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Cambodia ranks 9th and Colombia ranks 6th 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.