Paraguay vs Tanzania: Annual working hours per worker

Paraguay
2,123 hours per worker
in 2023
Tanzania
2,129 hours per worker
in 2023
Paraguay rank
45th
Tanzania rank
42nd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Paraguay
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2,129 hours per worker against 2,123 hours per worker in Paraguay, a difference of 6 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 45th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 2,251 hours per worker 1,748 hours per worker 503.28 hours per worker Paraguay
2010s 2,176 hours per worker 1,904 hours per worker 272.22 hours per worker Paraguay
2020s 2,025 hours per worker 2,097 hours per worker 72.12 hours per worker Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Paraguay or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2,129 hours per worker against 2,123 hours per worker in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Paraguay and Tanzania?
6 hours per worker, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Tanzania?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and Tanzania rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Paraguay ranks 45th and Tanzania ranks 42nd 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

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

Average working hours per worker in a given year.