Colombia vs Pakistan: Annual working hours per worker

Colombia
2,471 hours per worker
in 2023
Pakistan
2,471 hours per worker
in 2023
Colombia rank
6th
Pakistan rank
5th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Colombia
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 2,471 hours per worker against 2,471 hours per worker in Colombia, a difference of 0 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 2,551 hours per worker 2,557 hours per worker 5.48 hours per worker Pakistan
1980s 2,431 hours per worker 2,514 hours per worker 82.84 hours per worker Pakistan
1990s 2,354 hours per worker 2,514 hours per worker 160.38 hours per worker Pakistan
2000s 2,425 hours per worker 2,477 hours per worker 51.78 hours per worker Pakistan
2010s 2,406 hours per worker 2,418 hours per worker 12.1 hours per worker Pakistan
2020s 2,362 hours per worker 2,424 hours per worker 61.47 hours per worker Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Colombia or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 2,471 hours per worker against 2,471 hours per worker in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Colombia and Pakistan?
0 hours per worker, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Pakistan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Pakistan rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Colombia ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 5th 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.