France vs Mozambique: Annual working hours per worker

France
1,487 hours per worker
in 2023
Mozambique
1,507 hours per worker
in 2023
France rank
120th
Mozambique rank
118th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • France
  • Mozambique
01.0k2.0k3.0k187019462023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 1,507 hours per worker against 1,487 hours per worker in France, a difference of 20 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was France ahead.

France ranks 120th and Mozambique ranks 118th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Mozambique Difference Ahead
2000s 1,520 hours per worker 1,485 hours per worker 34.79 hours per worker France
2010s 1,511 hours per worker 1,489 hours per worker 22.24 hours per worker France
2020s 1,460 hours per worker 1,492 hours per worker 32.7 hours per worker Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, France or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 1,507 hours per worker against 1,487 hours per worker in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between France and Mozambique?
20 hours per worker, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mozambique?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do France and Mozambique rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
France ranks 120th and Mozambique ranks 118th 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.

Individual pages

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.