Kenya vs Taiwan: Annual working hours per worker
Kenya
2,035 hours per worker
in 2023
Taiwan
2,032 hours per worker
in 2023
Kenya rank
58th
Taiwan rank
59th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Kenya
- Taiwan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2,035 hours per worker against 2,032 hours per worker in Taiwan, a difference of 3 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Taiwan ahead.
Kenya ranks 58th and Taiwan ranks 59th of 130 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,027 hours per worker | 2,081 hours per worker | 53.94 hours per worker | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 2,039 hours per worker | 2,067 hours per worker | 28.58 hours per worker | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 2,008 hours per worker | 2,025 hours per worker | 16.72 hours per worker | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Kenya or Taiwan?
- Kenya, at 2,035 hours per worker against 2,032 hours per worker in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Kenya and Taiwan?
- 3 hours per worker, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Taiwan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Taiwan rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Kenya ranks 58th and Taiwan ranks 59th 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.