Ghana vs Japan: Annual working hours per worker

Ghana
1,656 hours per worker
in 2023
Japan
1,654 hours per worker
in 2023
Ghana rank
95th
Japan rank
97th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Ghana
  • Japan
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1,656 hours per worker against 1,654 hours per worker in Japan, a difference of 2 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.

Ghana ranks 95th and Japan ranks 97th of 130 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 1,733 hours per worker 1,803 hours per worker 70.7 hours per worker Japan
2010s 1,709 hours per worker 1,750 hours per worker 40.89 hours per worker Japan
2020s 1,649 hours per worker 1,651 hours per worker 1.85 hours per worker Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Ghana or Japan?
Ghana, at 1,656 hours per worker against 1,654 hours per worker in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Ghana and Japan?
2 hours per worker, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Ghana ranks 95th and Japan ranks 97th 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

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.