Nigeria vs Ukraine: Annual working hours per worker
Nigeria
2,062 hours per worker
in 2023
Ukraine
2,045 hours per worker
in 2023
Nigeria rank
54th
Ukraine rank
57th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Nigeria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2,062 hours per worker against 2,045 hours per worker in Ukraine, a difference of 17 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ukraine ahead.
Nigeria ranks 54th and Ukraine ranks 57th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,069 hours per worker | 2,080 hours per worker | 10.92 hours per worker | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 2,138 hours per worker | 2,070 hours per worker | 68.44 hours per worker | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2,025 hours per worker | 2,036 hours per worker | 10.21 hours per worker | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Nigeria or Ukraine?
- Nigeria, at 2,062 hours per worker against 2,045 hours per worker in Ukraine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Nigeria and Ukraine?
- 17 hours per worker, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Ukraine?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Ukraine rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Nigeria ranks 54th and Ukraine ranks 57th 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.