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
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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

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.