Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Annual working hours per worker

Cameroon
2,181 hours per worker
in 2023
Costa Rica
2,177 hours per worker
in 2023
Cameroon rank
31st
Costa Rica rank
34th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2,181 hours per worker against 2,177 hours per worker in Costa Rica, a difference of 4 hours per worker.

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

Cameroon ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 2,138 hours per worker 2,374 hours per worker 235.87 hours per worker Costa Rica
2010s 2,141 hours per worker 2,183 hours per worker 41.29 hours per worker Costa Rica
2020s 2,158 hours per worker 2,086 hours per worker 72.18 hours per worker Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
Cameroon, at 2,181 hours per worker against 2,177 hours per worker in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
4 hours per worker, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 34th 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.