Rwanda vs Switzerland: Annual working hours per worker
Rwanda
1,584 hours per worker
in 2023
Switzerland
1,529 hours per worker
in 2023
Rwanda rank
114th
Switzerland rank
116th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Rwanda
- Switzerland
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1,584 hours per worker against 1,529 hours per worker in Switzerland, a difference of 55 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Switzerland ahead.
Rwanda ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 116th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,571 hours per worker | 1,670 hours per worker | 98.55 hours per worker | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,626 hours per worker | 1,576 hours per worker | 50.06 hours per worker | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1,562 hours per worker | 1,524 hours per worker | 37.48 hours per worker | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Rwanda or Switzerland?
- Rwanda, at 1,584 hours per worker against 1,529 hours per worker in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Rwanda and Switzerland?
- 55 hours per worker, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Switzerland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Switzerland rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Rwanda ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 116th 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.