Georgia vs South Korea: Annual working hours per worker
Georgia
1,932 hours per worker
in 2023
South Korea
1,910 hours per worker
in 2023
Georgia rank
72nd
South Korea rank
73rd
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Georgia
- South Korea
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 1,932 hours per worker against 1,910 hours per worker in South Korea, a difference of 22 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Korea ahead.
Georgia ranks 72nd and South Korea ranks 73rd of 130 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,869 hours per worker | 2,276 hours per worker | 407.35 hours per worker | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1,867 hours per worker | 2,066 hours per worker | 199.23 hours per worker | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1,902 hours per worker | 1,902 hours per worker | 0.21 hours per worker | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Georgia or South Korea?
- Georgia, at 1,932 hours per worker against 1,910 hours per worker in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Georgia and South Korea?
- 22 hours per worker, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and South Korea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Georgia and South Korea rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Georgia ranks 72nd and South Korea ranks 73rd 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.