Chad vs Switzerland: Annual working hours per worker
Chad
1,585 hours per worker
in 2023
Switzerland
1,529 hours per worker
in 2023
Chad rank
113th
Switzerland rank
116th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Chad
- Switzerland
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1,585 hours per worker against 1,529 hours per worker in Switzerland, a difference of 56 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Switzerland ahead.
Chad ranks 113th and Switzerland ranks 116th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,572 hours per worker | 1,670 hours per worker | 97.24 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,572 hours per worker | 1,576 hours per worker | 4.29 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,556 hours per worker | 1,524 hours per worker | 31.42 hours per worker | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Chad or Switzerland?
- Chad, at 1,585 hours per worker against 1,529 hours per worker in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Chad and Switzerland?
- 56 hours per worker, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Switzerland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Switzerland rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Chad ranks 113th and Switzerland ranks 116th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Average working hours per worker in a given year.