Niger vs Nigeria: Annual working hours per worker
Niger
2,069 hours per worker
in 2023
Nigeria
2,062 hours per worker
in 2023
Niger rank
53rd
Nigeria rank
54th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2,069 hours per worker against 2,062 hours per worker in Nigeria, a difference of 7 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.
Niger ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 54th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,025 hours per worker | 2,069 hours per worker | 43.7 hours per worker | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2,044 hours per worker | 2,138 hours per worker | 94.59 hours per worker | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2,050 hours per worker | 2,025 hours per worker | 24.63 hours per worker | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Niger or Nigeria?
- Niger, at 2,069 hours per worker against 2,062 hours per worker in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Niger and Nigeria?
- 7 hours per worker, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Niger ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 54th 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.