Egypt vs Senegal: Annual working hours per worker
Egypt
2,369 hours per worker
in 2023
Senegal
2,335 hours per worker
in 2023
Egypt rank
12th
Senegal rank
14th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Egypt
- Senegal
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2,369 hours per worker against 2,335 hours per worker in Senegal, a difference of 34 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 14th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,367 hours per worker | 1,877 hours per worker | 490.56 hours per worker | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2,357 hours per worker | 2,015 hours per worker | 342.08 hours per worker | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2,282 hours per worker | 2,289 hours per worker | 6.65 hours per worker | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Egypt or Senegal?
- Egypt, at 2,369 hours per worker against 2,335 hours per worker in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Egypt and Senegal?
- 34 hours per worker, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Senegal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Senegal rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 14th 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.