Ghana vs Ireland: Annual working hours per worker
Ghana
1,656 hours per worker
in 2023
Ireland
1,654 hours per worker
in 2023
Ghana rank
95th
Ireland rank
96th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Ghana
- Ireland
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1,656 hours per worker against 1,654 hours per worker in Ireland, a difference of 2 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.
Ghana ranks 95th and Ireland ranks 96th of 130 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,733 hours per worker | 1,755 hours per worker | 22.17 hours per worker | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,709 hours per worker | 1,713 hours per worker | 3.92 hours per worker | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1,649 hours per worker | 1,656 hours per worker | 6.66 hours per worker | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Ghana or Ireland?
- Ghana, at 1,656 hours per worker against 1,654 hours per worker in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Ghana and Ireland?
- 2 hours per worker, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Ireland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Ireland rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Ghana ranks 95th and Ireland ranks 96th 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.