Ghana vs Italy: Annual working hours per worker
Ghana
1,656 hours per worker
in 2023
Italy
1,701 hours per worker
in 2023
Ghana rank
95th
Italy rank
92nd
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Ghana
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,701 hours per worker against 1,656 hours per worker in Ghana, a difference of 45 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Italy ahead.
Ghana ranks 95th and Italy ranks 92nd of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,733 hours per worker | 1,773 hours per worker | 40.38 hours per worker | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,709 hours per worker | 1,700 hours per worker | 9.54 hours per worker | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1,649 hours per worker | 1,640 hours per worker | 9.08 hours per worker | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Ghana or Italy?
- Italy, at 1,701 hours per worker against 1,656 hours per worker in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Ghana and Italy?
- 45 hours per worker, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Italy?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Italy rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Ghana ranks 95th and Italy ranks 92nd 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.