Namibia vs Zambia: Annual working hours per worker
Namibia
2,184 hours per worker
in 2023
Zambia
2,200 hours per worker
in 2023
Namibia rank
29th
Zambia rank
27th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2,200 hours per worker against 2,184 hours per worker in Namibia, a difference of 16 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 27th of 130 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,171 hours per worker | 1,923 hours per worker | 247.86 hours per worker | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2,183 hours per worker | 1,976 hours per worker | 207.01 hours per worker | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2,169 hours per worker | 2,164 hours per worker | 5.26 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2,200 hours per worker against 2,184 hours per worker in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Namibia and Zambia?
- 16 hours per worker, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Namibia ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.