Oman vs Singapore: Annual working hours per worker
Oman
2,266 hours per worker
in 2023
Singapore
2,283 hours per worker
in 2023
Oman rank
21st
Singapore rank
20th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Oman
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2,283 hours per worker against 2,266 hours per worker in Oman, a difference of 17 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Singapore ahead.
Oman ranks 21st and Singapore ranks 20th of 130 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,299 hours per worker | 2,484 hours per worker | 184.99 hours per worker | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2,319 hours per worker | 2,387 hours per worker | 67.8 hours per worker | Singapore |
| 2020s | 2,265 hours per worker | 2,285 hours per worker | 19.63 hours per worker | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Oman or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 2,283 hours per worker against 2,266 hours per worker in Oman as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Oman and Singapore?
- 17 hours per worker, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Singapore?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Oman and Singapore rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Oman ranks 21st and Singapore ranks 20th 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.