Guatemala vs Viet Nam: Annual working hours per worker
Guatemala
2,151 hours per worker
in 2023
Viet Nam
2,160 hours per worker
in 2023
Guatemala rank
39th
Viet Nam rank
37th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Guatemala
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 2,160 hours per worker against 2,151 hours per worker in Guatemala, a difference of 9 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Guatemala ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 37th of 130 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,091 hours per worker | 2,259 hours per worker | 168.81 hours per worker | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 2,088 hours per worker | 2,136 hours per worker | 47.89 hours per worker | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 2,094 hours per worker | 2,107 hours per worker | 13.12 hours per worker | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Guatemala or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 2,160 hours per worker against 2,151 hours per worker in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Guatemala and Viet Nam?
- 9 hours per worker, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Viet Nam?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Viet Nam rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Guatemala ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 37th 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.