Democratic Republic of Congo vs Israel: Annual working hours per worker

Democratic Republic of Congo
1,841 hours per worker
in 2023
Israel
1,890 hours per worker
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
78th
Israel rank
75th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 1,890 hours per worker against 1,841 hours per worker in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 49 hours per worker.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th and Israel ranks 75th of 130 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Israel Difference Ahead
2000s 1,785 hours per worker 1,941 hours per worker 155.95 hours per worker Israel
2010s 1,826 hours per worker 1,924 hours per worker 97.9 hours per worker Israel
2020s 1,807 hours per worker 1,857 hours per worker 50.24 hours per worker Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Democratic Republic of Congo or Israel?
Israel, at 1,890 hours per worker against 1,841 hours per worker in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Democratic Republic of Congo and Israel?
49 hours per worker, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Israel?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Israel rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th and Israel ranks 75th 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.