Guatemala vs Tanzania: Annual working hours per worker

Guatemala
2,151 hours per worker
in 2023
Tanzania
2,129 hours per worker
in 2023
Guatemala rank
39th
Tanzania rank
42nd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Guatemala
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2,151 hours per worker against 2,129 hours per worker in Tanzania, a difference of 22 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 2,091 hours per worker 1,748 hours per worker 343.06 hours per worker Guatemala
2010s 2,088 hours per worker 1,904 hours per worker 183.72 hours per worker Guatemala
2020s 2,094 hours per worker 2,097 hours per worker 2.87 hours per worker Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Guatemala or Tanzania?
Guatemala, at 2,151 hours per worker against 2,129 hours per worker in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Guatemala and Tanzania?
22 hours per worker, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Tanzania?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Tanzania rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Guatemala ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 42nd 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.