Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Annual working hours per worker
Nigeria
2,062 hours per worker
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2,053 hours per worker
in 2023
Nigeria rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Nigeria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2,062 hours per worker against 2,053 hours per worker in Sri Lanka, a difference of 9 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nigeria ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,069 hours per worker | 2,167 hours per worker | 97.37 hours per worker | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2,138 hours per worker | 2,171 hours per worker | 32.79 hours per worker | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2,025 hours per worker | 1,991 hours per worker | 34.81 hours per worker | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
- Nigeria, at 2,062 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 Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 9 hours per worker, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Nigeria ranks 54th 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.