Dominican Republic vs Niger: Annual working hours per worker

Dominican Republic
2,072 hours per worker
in 2023
Niger
2,069 hours per worker
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
52nd
Niger rank
53rd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Niger
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2,072 hours per worker against 2,069 hours per worker in Niger, a difference of 3 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Niger ranks 53rd of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 2,134 hours per worker 2,025 hours per worker 109.03 hours per worker Dominican Republic
2010s 2,125 hours per worker 2,044 hours per worker 81 hours per worker Dominican Republic
2020s 1,996 hours per worker 2,050 hours per worker 54.2 hours per worker Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Dominican Republic or Niger?
Dominican Republic, at 2,072 hours per worker against 2,069 hours per worker in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Dominican Republic and Niger?
3 hours per worker, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Niger?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Niger rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Niger ranks 53rd 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.