Jordan vs Pakistan: Annual working hours per worker

Jordan
2,483 hours per worker
in 2023
Pakistan
2,471 hours per worker
in 2023
Jordan rank
4th
Pakistan rank
5th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Jordan
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 2,483 hours per worker against 2,471 hours per worker in Pakistan, a difference of 12 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Pakistan ahead.

Jordan ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 130 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 2,475 hours per worker 2,459 hours per worker 15.5 hours per worker Jordan
2010s 2,464 hours per worker 2,418 hours per worker 45.71 hours per worker Jordan
2020s 2,465 hours per worker 2,424 hours per worker 41.42 hours per worker Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Jordan or Pakistan?
Jordan, at 2,483 hours per worker against 2,471 hours per worker in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Jordan and Pakistan?
12 hours per worker, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Pakistan?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Pakistan rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Jordan ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 5th 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.