Guatemala vs Peru: Annual working hours per worker
Guatemala
2,151 hours per worker
in 2023
Peru
2,143 hours per worker
in 2023
Guatemala rank
39th
Peru rank
40th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Guatemala
- Peru
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2,151 hours per worker against 2,143 hours per worker in Peru, a difference of 8 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Peru ahead.
Guatemala ranks 39th and Peru ranks 40th of 130 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,091 hours per worker | 2,113 hours per worker | 22.4 hours per worker | Peru |
| 2010s | 2,088 hours per worker | 2,134 hours per worker | 45.74 hours per worker | Peru |
| 2020s | 2,094 hours per worker | 2,109 hours per worker | 15.06 hours per worker | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Guatemala or Peru?
- Guatemala, at 2,151 hours per worker against 2,143 hours per worker in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Guatemala and Peru?
- 8 hours per worker, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Peru?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Peru rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Guatemala ranks 39th and Peru ranks 40th 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.