Indonesia vs Jamaica: Annual working hours per worker
Indonesia
1,958 hours per worker
in 2023
Jamaica
1,963 hours per worker
in 2023
Indonesia rank
69th
Jamaica rank
68th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1,963 hours per worker against 1,958 hours per worker in Indonesia, a difference of 5 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 69th and Jamaica ranks 68th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,884 hours per worker | 1,912 hours per worker | 27.62 hours per worker | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1,925 hours per worker | 1,962 hours per worker | 37.67 hours per worker | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2,040 hours per worker | 1,963 hours per worker | 76.6 hours per worker | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 2,012 hours per worker | 1,936 hours per worker | 76.61 hours per worker | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1,937 hours per worker | 1,926 hours per worker | 11.35 hours per worker | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Indonesia or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1,963 hours per worker against 1,958 hours per worker in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Indonesia and Jamaica?
- 5 hours per worker, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Jamaica?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Jamaica rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Indonesia ranks 69th and Jamaica ranks 68th 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.