Madagascar vs United States: Annual working hours per worker
Madagascar
1,799 hours per worker
in 2023
United States
1,789 hours per worker
in 2023
Madagascar rank
84th
United States rank
86th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Madagascar
- United States
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1,799 hours per worker against 1,789 hours per worker in United States, a difference of 10 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States ahead.
Madagascar ranks 84th and United States ranks 86th of 130 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,631 hours per worker | 1,813 hours per worker | 182.03 hours per worker | United States |
| 2010s | 1,709 hours per worker | 1,794 hours per worker | 84.71 hours per worker | United States |
| 2020s | 1,754 hours per worker | 1,786 hours per worker | 32.52 hours per worker | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Madagascar or United States?
- Madagascar, at 1,799 hours per worker against 1,789 hours per worker in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Madagascar and United States?
- 10 hours per worker, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and United States?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and United States rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Madagascar ranks 84th and United States ranks 86th 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.