Chile vs Jamaica: Annual working hours per worker

Chile
1,950 hours per worker
in 2023
Jamaica
1,963 hours per worker
in 2023
Chile rank
70th
Jamaica rank
68th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Chile
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1,963 hours per worker against 1,950 hours per worker in Chile, a difference of 13 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 70th and Jamaica ranks 68th of 130 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 2,408 hours per worker 1,912 hours per worker 496.15 hours per worker Chile
1990s 2,349 hours per worker 1,962 hours per worker 386.8 hours per worker Chile
2000s 2,184 hours per worker 1,963 hours per worker 221.12 hours per worker Chile
2010s 1,998 hours per worker 1,936 hours per worker 62.41 hours per worker Chile
2020s 1,913 hours per worker 1,926 hours per worker 12.62 hours per worker Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Chile or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 1,963 hours per worker against 1,950 hours per worker in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Chile and Jamaica?
13 hours per worker, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Jamaica?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Chile and Jamaica rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Chile ranks 70th and Jamaica ranks 68th 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.