Egypt vs India: Annual working hours per worker

Egypt
2,369 hours per worker
in 2023
India
2,383 hours per worker
in 2023
Egypt rank
12th
India rank
11th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Egypt
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 2,383 hours per worker against 2,369 hours per worker in Egypt, a difference of 14 hours per worker.

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

Egypt ranks 12th and India ranks 11th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt India Difference Ahead
2000s 2,367 hours per worker 2,471 hours per worker 103.99 hours per worker India
2010s 2,357 hours per worker 2,561 hours per worker 204.32 hours per worker India
2020s 2,282 hours per worker 2,455 hours per worker 172.97 hours per worker India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Egypt or India?
India, at 2,383 hours per worker against 2,369 hours per worker in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Egypt and India?
14 hours per worker, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Egypt and India rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Egypt ranks 12th and India ranks 11th 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.