Dominican Republic vs Philippines: Annual working hours per worker
Dominican Republic
2,072 hours per worker
in 2023
Philippines
2,096 hours per worker
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
52nd
Philippines rank
50th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Dominican Republic
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2,096 hours per worker against 2,072 hours per worker in Dominican Republic, a difference of 24 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Philippines ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Philippines ranks 50th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,218 hours per worker | 2,169 hours per worker | 49.27 hours per worker | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 2,149 hours per worker | 2,118 hours per worker | 30.77 hours per worker | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2,125 hours per worker | 2,136 hours per worker | 11.27 hours per worker | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1,996 hours per worker | 2,020 hours per worker | 23.73 hours per worker | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Dominican Republic or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 2,096 hours per worker against 2,072 hours per worker in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Dominican Republic and Philippines?
- 24 hours per worker, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Philippines?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Philippines rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Philippines ranks 50th 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.