Colombia vs Lebanon: Annual working hours per worker

Colombia
2,471 hours per worker
in 2023
Lebanon
2,412 hours per worker
in 2023
Colombia rank
6th
Lebanon rank
8th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Colombia
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2,471 hours per worker against 2,412 hours per worker in Lebanon, a difference of 59 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lebanon ahead.

Colombia ranks 6th and Lebanon ranks 8th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Lebanon Difference Ahead
2000s 2,459 hours per worker 2,452 hours per worker 7.04 hours per worker Colombia
2010s 2,406 hours per worker 2,445 hours per worker 38.89 hours per worker Lebanon
2020s 2,362 hours per worker 2,380 hours per worker 17.58 hours per worker Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Colombia or Lebanon?
Colombia, at 2,471 hours per worker against 2,412 hours per worker in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Colombia and Lebanon?
59 hours per worker, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Lebanon?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Lebanon rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Colombia ranks 6th and Lebanon ranks 8th 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.