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
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
Average working hours per worker in a given year.