Namibia vs Turkmenistan: Annual working hours per worker

Namibia
2,184 hours per worker
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2,179 hours per worker
in 2023
Namibia rank
29th
Turkmenistan rank
32nd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Namibia
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2,184 hours per worker against 2,179 hours per worker in Turkmenistan, a difference of 5 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 29th and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
2000s 2,171 hours per worker 2,150 hours per worker 21.34 hours per worker Namibia
2010s 2,183 hours per worker 2,168 hours per worker 14.29 hours per worker Namibia
2020s 2,169 hours per worker 2,166 hours per worker 2.93 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 Turkmenistan?
Namibia, at 2,184 hours per worker against 2,179 hours per worker in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Namibia and Turkmenistan?
5 hours per worker, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkmenistan?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Namibia ranks 29th and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd 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.