Niger vs Sri Lanka: Annual working hours per worker
Niger
2,069 hours per worker
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2,053 hours per worker
in 2023
Niger rank
53rd
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Niger
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2,069 hours per worker against 2,053 hours per worker in Sri Lanka, a difference of 16 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Niger ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,025 hours per worker | 2,167 hours per worker | 141.06 hours per worker | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2,044 hours per worker | 2,171 hours per worker | 127.38 hours per worker | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2,050 hours per worker | 1,991 hours per worker | 59.44 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 Sri Lanka?
- Niger, at 2,069 hours per worker against 2,053 hours per worker in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 16 hours per worker, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Niger ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th 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.