What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Niger and Philippines?

27 hours per worker, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Philippines?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

Niger vs Philippines: Annual working hours per worker

Niger

2,069 hours per worker

in 2023

Philippines

2,096 hours per worker

in 2023

Niger rank

53rd

Philippines rank

50th

Annual working hours per worker over time

Niger
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2,096 hours per worker against 2,069 hours per worker in Niger, a difference of 27 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Philippines ahead.

Niger ranks 53rd and Philippines ranks 50th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,025 hours per worker	2,122 hours per worker	96.75 hours per worker	Philippines
2010s	2,044 hours per worker	2,136 hours per worker	92.27 hours per worker	Philippines
2020s	2,050 hours per worker	2,020 hours per worker	30.47 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 Philippines?: Philippines, at 2,096 hours per worker against 2,069 hours per worker in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Niger and Philippines?: 27 hours per worker, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Philippines?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Niger and Philippines rank globally for annual working hours per worker?: Niger ranks 53rd and Philippines ranks 50th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Average working hours per worker in a given year.