Congo vs United Arab Emirates: Annual working hours per worker
Congo
2,534 hours per worker
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
2,514 hours per worker
in 2023
Congo rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Congo
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2,534 hours per worker against 2,514 hours per worker in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 20 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Congo ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 130 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,512 hours per worker | 2,610 hours per worker | 97.88 hours per worker | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 2,535 hours per worker | 2,655 hours per worker | 119.65 hours per worker | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 2,497 hours per worker | 2,593 hours per worker | 96.2 hours per worker | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Congo or United Arab Emirates?
- Congo, at 2,534 hours per worker against 2,514 hours per worker in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Congo and United Arab Emirates?
- 20 hours per worker, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United Arab Emirates?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Congo and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Congo ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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
Average working hours per worker in a given year.