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

Democratic Republic of Congo
1,841 hours per worker
in 2023
Venezuela
1,829 hours per worker
in 2014
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
78th
Venezuela rank
81st

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1,841 hours per worker against 1,829 hours per worker in Venezuela, a difference of 12 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Venezuela ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th and Venezuela ranks 81st of 130 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Venezuela Difference Ahead
2000s 1,785 hours per worker 1,887 hours per worker 102.39 hours per worker Venezuela
2010s 1,825 hours per worker 1,853 hours per worker 28.67 hours per worker Venezuela

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 Venezuela?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1,841 hours per worker against 1,829 hours per worker in Venezuela as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Democratic Republic of Congo and Venezuela?
12 hours per worker, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Venezuela?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Venezuela rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 78th and Venezuela ranks 81st 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.