Namibia vs South Africa: Annual working hours per worker
Namibia
2,184 hours per worker
in 2023
South Africa
2,181 hours per worker
in 2023
Namibia rank
29th
South Africa rank
30th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2,184 hours per worker against 2,181 hours per worker in South Africa, a difference of 3 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.
Namibia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 30th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,171 hours per worker | 2,314 hours per worker | 143.11 hours per worker | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2,165 hours per worker | 2,217 hours per worker | 51.98 hours per worker | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2,169 hours per worker | 2,148 hours per worker | 21.36 hours per worker | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 2,184 hours per worker against 2,181 hours per worker in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Namibia and South Africa?
- 3 hours per worker, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Namibia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 30th 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.